Download or read book They Went West of the Mountains written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederic Switzer was born in about 1745. He married Barbara Beelman. They had nine children. Frederic died 7 August 1823 in Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Their children spelled their name Switzer or Swisher. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota.