Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Snyder, Moses January 26, 1825 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Snyder, Moses, Stark, was born in Stark January 26, 1825, a son of Daniel and 
Catharine (Backus) Snyder,   The grandfather, John, was a pioneer of Minden, 
Montgomery county, served in the War of the Revolution and was in the battle 
of Oriskany. He died in Minden.   His wife was Catharine Countryman, by whom 
he had five sons:  Abram, Benjamin, Jacob, Daniel and John, and several 
daughters.   Daniel Snyder was born in Minden and located near Starkville on 
600 acres, which he cleared.   He died in Stark before the war, aged eighty-
three.   He served in minor town offices as a Democrat.   He had thirteen 
children: William, Daniel, Moses, Joseph, Catharine, Lana, Margaret, Susan, 
Lucinda, Elizabeth and Mary A.; two sons. John and Solomon, died in
childhood.   Moses received a common school education, and at twenty-five 
years of age began for himself, working a farm on shares.  He bought 100 acres 
of land, which he has improved with substantial buildings, and owns another 
farm of 120 acres.   He is a Democrat and has served as assessor.  He married 
January 1, 1850, Anna M., daughter of John and Anna M. (Warren) Kinter, of 
Stark.   Her father served in the war of 1812, and her grandfather. Richard 
Kinter, was a pioneer of Stark, and served in the Revolution.  He married 
first. Elizabeth Barringer, who bore him three children, and econd, to Rachael 
Cooper, who bore him nine children.   Mr. and Mrs. Snyder have had four 
children: Ellen E., died, aged four;  John R.,---, wife of George W. Fikes, 
and Eugene.

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source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.

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