Sarah Fehr

Female 1791 - 1862  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah Fehr was born on 19 Apr 1791 in Northampton County, PA (daughter of John Fehr and Eva Geist); died on 23 May 1862 in Belfast, Northampton County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Plainfield Township, Northampton County, PA; At least 9 children

    Notes:

    Name:
    Named in her father's will as Sarah intermarried to Abram Ward.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72914565/sarah-ward

    Plot: Old Section

    Wife of Abraham Ward.

    Family/Spouse: Abraham Ward. Abraham was born on 22 Oct 1787 in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, PA; died on 11 Sep 1865 in Belfast, Northampton County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John FehrJohn Fehr was born on 15 Apr 1752 in Bucks County, PA; died on 24 Feb 1839 in Bushkill Township, Bucks County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.

    Notes:

    Last will and testament John Fehr, …. Proved March 16, 1839.
    In the name of God, amen, I John Fehr of Bushkill Township in the County of Northhampton, Being sick and weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding (Praise God for it) and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and to the end I may be the better prepared to leave this world, whenever it Shall Please God to Call me hence, so therefore make and declare this my last Will and Testament in Manner following (that is to say) first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping for free pardon and remission of all my sins, and to enjoy everlasting happiness in the heavenly kingdom through Jesus Christ my Saviour; my body I commit to the earth at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named, and as to such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to entrust me, I dispose of the same as follows to wit. first I give and bequeath unto my Dear wife Eve as much of my household and kitchen furniture as She may choose for herself and one cow two hogs and after her death to be sold by my Executors herein after named and further I give and bequeath unto my said wife the one third of my Personal Estate and the Interest of the one third of my Real Estate Shall Remain charged on my farm whereon I now live and the Interest to be paid to her annually during her lifetime and is and immediately after her decease the Principal shall be paid to my Executors and Shall be divided to my Children namely Mary Bowman widow, Cathy Intermarried to John Wright, George Fehr John Fehr Elizabeth Intermarried to John Achenbach, Sarah Intermarried to Abram Ward, Eve Intermarried to John Yohe, Michael Fehr, Peter Fehr, Peggy Fehr, and Eliza Intermarried to Henry Mohn, Eleven Shares, Share and Share alike, and my Jacob has had his full Share in his lifetime so that his Children have no Share to get and after my decease I do order and direct that my Executors herein after named Shall appraise all my Personal Estate and Sell at Public venue all Except the goods which my said wife Shall keep for herself and my said Executors Shall as soon as conveniently may be Sell and dispose of all my lands to such Person or Persons and for such price or prices as may be reasonably gotten for the same and for that Purpose I do order and hereby authorize and empower my said Executors or the survivor of them to sign, seal, execute and acknowledge all such Deeds of conveyance as may be requisite and necessary for the granting and assuring of the same to the Purchaser or Purchasers thereof in fee Simple and the money arising from such Sale to be equal divided amongst my Eleven Children share and share alike of all the Personal and Real Estate and further I give unto my said wife grain or flower Sufficient for her for one year after my decease and all demands which I have against any of my Children Shall be charged and deducted from their Share, and whenever any money is paid to divide equal. And lastly I nominate consecrate and appoint my two sons Michael Fehr & George Fehr to be the Executors of this my will and this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the twenty fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, John Fehr his mark (seal) Signed sealed and declared by the said testator as his last will and Testament in the Presence of us Lewis Micke, Jacob Culver Northhampton County Pa., on the 16th day of March A.D. 1839. before me Michael Meyers esquire register for the probate of wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for the county of northhampton personally came Lewis Micke, Esquire, one of the subscribing witnesses to the within will and being duly sworn according to law, did depose says, that he was present and saw and heard John Fehr the Testator, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing instrument of writing as and for his testament and last will, and that at the time of doing so he was of perfect mind and sound mind, memory and understanding, to the best of his knowledge, observation and belief, and also saw Jacob Culver thereof the above witness to the said will at the same time and at the request of the said testator subscribe his name to the within will as a witness, Witness my hand M. Meyers Reg. Northampton county Pa. on the 16th day of March A.D. 1839 before me Michael Meyers, Esquire, register for the probate of wills, came Edward Culver, son of Jacob Culver one of the subscribing witnesses to the within will, being duly sworn according to law --- and says that his father was Jacob Culver one of the subscribing witnesses to the within will, is sick and unable to come to Easton at present, and that he is well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Jacob Culver, and that the signature of Jacob Culver as a witness to the within will is genuine to the best of his knowledge and belief, Witness my hand, M. Meyers, Reg. Same day Letters Testamentary were granted to the Executors within named, after being first duly sworn. M. Meyers, Reg.



    Rootsweb/Ancestry - need to verify
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=carptree&id=I40679
    Johannes Fehr
    Birth: 15 APR 1752 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    Occupation: blacksmith
    Death: 24 FEB 1839 in Bushkill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    Marriage Eva Rosina Geist b: 10 FEB 1757 in Tinnicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    Married: 15 MAY 1773 in Tinnicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    OR
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2704975&id=I12119
    Johannes "John" FEHR
    Birth: 15 May 1757 in PA- not the same date as above
    Death: 1839 in PA
    Father: Johannes Bernard FEHR b: ABT. 1735 in Germania, PA, died in Surry County, NC. His father: Paul Fehr born about 1680.
    Mother: Dorothea MAGASH\MAGASCH
    Marriage Eva Rosina GEIST b: 10 Feb 1757 in PA

    Name:
    Johannes Fehr Jr.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170410627/johannes-fehr

    Oldest Section

    John married Eva Geist on 15 May 1773 in Bucks County, PA. Eva (daughter of Hans Jacob Geist and Eva Catherine Strouse) was born on 10 Feb 1757 in Tinicum, Bucks County, PA; died on 04 Oct 1853 in Bushkill Township, Bucks County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Eva GeistEva Geist was born on 10 Feb 1757 in Tinicum, Bucks County, PA (daughter of Hans Jacob Geist and Eva Catherine Strouse); died on 04 Oct 1853 in Bushkill Township, Bucks County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.

    Notes:

    By Mary Elizabeth Kline Moyer
    Elizabeth F. Fehr Achenbach, wife of John Achenbach, was the daughter of John and Eva Geist Fehr, and was born at Tinicum, Bucks County, Pa., and was one of nine children. Her brothers were Peter, George, John and Michael. Her sisters were Polly Bowman, Catherine Wright, Eva Yohe and Eliza Mohn. How the memory of Grandmother Achenbach, as she was familiarly called by everyone, clings to us, and how pleasant the recollections. It seemed to us, her grandchildren, as we so often visited her in her home, that her purity and gentleness were unequalled, and how often we have wished her mantel like Elijah of old could have fallen upon us, and that we could wear it with the same dignity and grace. She was the mother of twelve children, two of whom still live. Truly they could “rise up and call her blessed.” Her kindly greetings and smiling face, combined with her wit and humor, which was so ready, made her a friend to all within reach.
    Man dies and the world moves on, and although appearances indicate the dead as forgotten, it is nevertheless, not the case of her who shared the toils and cares of her husband in pioneer times, and lived to the good old age of 88 years.



    Name:
    Eva Rosina Geist

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170410638/eva-rosina-fehr

    Oldest Section

    Children:
    1. Mary Fehr was born in 1775 in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, PA; died in 1839 in Pennsylvania.
    2. Catharina Barbara "Cathy" Fehr was born on 26 Jul 1777 in Northampton County, PA; died on 20 Jan 1868 in Somerset, Somerset County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.
    3. John George Fehr was born on 30 Jun 1782 in Pennsylvania; died on 24 May 1866; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.
    4. John Fehr
    5. Mary Elizabeth Fehr was born on 13 Oct 1786 in Tinicum, Bucks County, PA; died on 08 Sep 1874; was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Orangeville, Columbia County, PA.
    6. Jacob Fehr was born in 1788 in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, PA; died in 1821 in State College, Centre County, PA.
    7. 1. Sarah Fehr was born on 19 Apr 1791 in Northampton County, PA; died on 23 May 1862 in Belfast, Northampton County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.
    8. Eve Fehr was born in 1794 in Northampton County, PA.
    9. Michael Fehr was born on 8 Apr 1797 in Northampton County, PA; died on 6 Apr 1865 in Bushkill Township, Northampton County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.
    10. Peter Fehr was born on 19 Dec 1799 in Pennsylvania; died on 6 Jun 1851; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.
    11. Margaret "Peggy" Fehr was born on 15 Dec 1802 in Northampton County, PA; died on 8 Jun 1859 in Northampton County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.
    12. Eliza Fehr was born on 15 May 1805 in Forks Township, Northampton County, PA; died on 22 Sep 1890 in Salisbury, Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Hans Jacob Geist was born in 1708 in Germany; died in Apr 1800.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170410688/jacob-geist

    Jacob died in Nockamixon Twp. His burial location is unknown.

    Hans married Eva Catherine Strouse. Eva was born in 1708 in Germany; died in 1789 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Eva Catherine Strouse was born in 1708 in Germany; died in 1789 in Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2704975&id=I12123
    Eva Rosina GEIST
    Birth: 10 Feb 1757 in PA
    Death: 4 Oct 1853 in PA
    Father: Hans Jacob GEIST b: in Germany
    Mother: Eva Catherine STROUSE

    Children:
    1. 3. Eva Geist was born on 10 Feb 1757 in Tinicum, Bucks County, PA; died on 04 Oct 1853 in Bushkill Township, Bucks County, PA; was buried in Belfast Union Cemetery, Belfast, Northampton County, PA.