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John Peter (?) Shriver
was born in 1799 and baptized on 20 March 1799 in Poughkeepsie, New York.
The baptismal records name his father as Peter Emerick Schryver but no
mother was named. As Elizabeth was Peter's only known wife, one
would assume she is the mother. According to Schryvers & Scrivers,
by Jeannette Scriver Burch, John "was apprenticed to Robert
Fulton for 7 years beginning at age 12, was Second Engineer on the
Clermont at age 21. After that he worked for the West Point
Foundry until his death at age 47, (1846). The West Point Foundry
business was moved in 1838 or 39 to Cold Spring NY. The 1850
census shows Sarah as head of the family and 10 people working in
manufacturing also living in the household -- she probably ran a
boarding house."
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Sarah Lawson was born on 6
March 1801 in New York City. She was the daughter of Abraham and
Rachel (Fidun or Ferdon) Lawson. She died on 24 October 1888 at
Cold Spring NY, on the Hudson. She is buried in a cemetery
there. Records show that her father was an Indian chief.
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