 1810 - 1890 (79 years)
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| Name |
George Berger |
| Born |
24 Sep 1810 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
Rev. Meyer |
| Census |
1840 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1840
George Berger. males: 1 under 5, 1 10-14, 1 30-39. females: 1 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 20-29 |
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1850 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1850
George Berger, age 39, farmer; Catharine, age 32; Sarah Ann, age 16; Emanuel, age 15; Malinda Miller, age 12 |
| Land Purchase or Sale |
1855 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Deed: John Christian Berger to George Berger (transcribed)
Purchase of Berger farm from Joh. Christian Berger |
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Berger, Joh. Christian - Deed, sale to sons Daniel and George (copy of originals)
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1860 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1860
George Berger, 49, farmer. Daughter Sarah and son-in-law Benjamin Himmelberger live with him. |
| Census |
1870 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1870
George Berger, 59, retired farmer; Mary, 49 |
| Census |
1880 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1880
George Berger (69, farm laborer), Mary (60, wife, keeping house) |
| Residence |
1810-1890 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Berger homestead, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks, PA
On Old Route 22, about two miles east of Strausstown. Owned by Berger ancestors Georg Wilhelm, Herber, Johannes Christian, George then Emanuel Berger. After Emanuel's death, property was sold to Emanuel's son George, then, in 1943, to Miles Hollenbach. |
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Inscription on barn George Berger
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Berger Barn
built by George Berger, ca. 1850 |
| Died |
24 Aug 1890 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Death Notice
Reading Eagle. Aug 28, 1890 |
| Buried |
28 Aug 1890 |
Strausstown Union Cemetery, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Tombstone Photo
Denkmal für George Berger · Geboren Sept. 24 1810 · Gestorben Aug. 24 1890 · Alter 79 Jahre 11 Mo |
| Person ID |
I000137 |
Strausstown Roots | KaMaMaBaHe |
| Last Modified |
24 Oct 2011 |
| Father |
Johannes Christian Berger, b. 5 Nov 1777, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Aug 1857, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Salome Reber, b. 1 Nov 1786, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Feb 1860, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 73 years) |
| Married |
26 May 1807 |
Tulpehocken Trinity UCC, Millardsville, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F00053 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Catharina Boltz, b. 17 Jun 1817, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Oct 1859, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 42 years) |
| Married |
16 Feb 1833 |
| Detail: Rev J Sassaman |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sarah Ann Berger, b. 25 Jan 1834, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. about 1890, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 55 years) |
| + | 2. Emanuel Berger, b. 27 Jan 1836, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 23 Jan 1907, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 70 years) |
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| Documents |
 | Family Register
George Berger Bible |
| Family ID |
F00052 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Maria Margreth Fuchs, b. 22 Feb 1816, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Sep 1869, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 53 years) |
| Family ID |
F07149 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Maria Balthaser, b. 28 Sep 1820, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 8 Sep 1885, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 64 years) |
| Family ID |
F07452 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 24 Sep 1810 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 1840 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 1850 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Land Purchase or Sale - 1855 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 1860 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 1870 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 1880 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Residence - 1810-1890 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Died - 24 Aug 1890 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Buried - 28 Aug 1890 - Strausstown Union Cemetery, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 28 Aug 1890.
George Berger, Sr. a respected citizen of this township, died after a lingering illness. He will be buried Thursday forenoon, August 28th, in the cemetery of Zion's Church, this place.
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