 1806 - 1895 (88 years)
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| Name |
Charles Baer |
| Born |
13 Jul 1806 |
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
06 Feb 1895 |
| Buried |
Topton Union Cemetery, Topton, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I133466 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
8 Apr 2021 |
| Family |
Anna Carl, b. 28 Sep 1810, d. 11 Mar 1891 (Age 80 years) |
| Married |
- per Montgomery Bios, eleven children: James married Sarah Anna Merkel; Caroline m. John Frock; Sally m. Reuben Geist; Jonathan m. (first) Caroline Mogel and (second) Hettie Buck; Benjamin m. Catherine Bucher; Henry C.; William m. Fianna Fry; George m. Amanda Newbold; Elizabeth m. William Kercher; Hettie m. Moses Sheirer; Amanda m. John Stout
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| Children |
| + | 1. James M Baer, b. 22 May 1829, Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 07 Nov 1906, Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 77 years) |
| | 2. Caroline Baer, b. 23 May 1829, Pennsylvania , d. 7 Mar 1919, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years) |
| | 3. Sarah Baer, b. 23 Aug 1833, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 21 Jul 1908, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) |
| | 4. Jonathan Bear, b. 6 Aug 1835, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 3 Feb 1915, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) |
| | 5. Benjamin C Baer, b. 13 Jul 1837, d. 22 Apr 1894 (Age 56 years) |
| + | 6. Henry C Bear, b. 7 Oct 1839, Topton, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 5 Nov 1922, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 83 years) |
| | 7. William C Baer, b. 21 Nov 1841, Pennsylvania , d. 25 Jun 1916, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) |
| | 8. George C Baer, b. 14 Jan 1844, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 7 Jan 1924, Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) |
| | 9. Lizzie Baer, b. 28 Jun 1850, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 7 Mar 1889 (Age 38 years) |
| | 10. Esther Anna Baer, b. 23 Aug 1853, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Dec 1921, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years) |
| + | 11. Anna Amanda Baer, b. 19 Aug 1865, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Aug 1942, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Jun 2016 |
| Family ID |
F43189 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), p. 865.
Charles Baer, father of Henry C., was born in Lehigh county, where in early life he engaged in farming. As a youth he learned the stone mason's trade, which he followed in connection with farming practically until his retirement, and his death occurred in 1894, at the age of eighty-eight years. His wife died in 1889, when eighty-two years of age. They were the parents of the following children: (1) James married Sarah Anna Merkel, and had thirteen children, John, Sarah, James, Kate and Mary (twins, the latter dying aged fifteen years), Henry (died aged one year), Hettie, Susan, Ella, Lydia, William and Samuel (twins) and Daniel. James, the father, died Nov. 7, 1906, at the age of seventy-seven years, five months and fifteen days. His wife is still living. (2) Caroline m. John Frock, and has three children, Martin, Katie and Elizabeth. (3) Sally m. Reuben Geist, and had children, George, David, Henry, William, Melcina, Annie (deceased), Richard (who was killed in an accident), and Frank and Louisa (both died young). (4) Jonathan m. (first) Caroline Mogel, by whom he had a child that died in infancy, and (second) Hettie Buck. (5) Benjamin m. Catherine Bucher, and had seven children, Charles, Frank, George, John, Frederick, Katie and Carrie. (6) Henry C. (7) William m. Fianna Fry, and had one son Charles H., who died in infancy. They adopted three children, J. W. Kauffman, M.D., J. D. George and Lillian Morgan. (8) George m. Amanda Newbold, and had five children, Annie, Albert, Naomi, Margaret and Herman. (9) Elizabeth m. William Kercher, and died in 1889, the mother of five children, - Frank, Harry, Thomas, Eddie and Emma. (10) Hettie m. Moses Sheirer, and has two children, Jennie and Carrie. (11) Amanda m. John Stout, and had six children, Henry, John, George, Jacob, Annie and Fred.
In religious belief the parents were Reformed, and the father was elder in the church for many years. They were highly esteemed in the community in which they spent the major portion of their lives, had many warm friends, and were considered God-fearing, Christian people.
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