Stephen D. Bernet ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Other names for Stephen were Stephen D. Berndt ⁶ and Stephen D. Burnett.^{3 7}

   FamilySearch ID: LWSG-8BY.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Reading Times: "Married: Stephen Berndt, yeoman, aged 66, Lenhartsville, and Susan Beecher, 1023 Spruce street. The grrom has been twice a widower, the first time on September 12, 1903, and the second time on January 7, 1905. The bride is a widow.", 17 Nov 1905, Reading, Berks, PA. ⁶

2. Census in 1910 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸ The 1910 census recorded at 1840 Perkimonen Avenue: Stephen Bernet, 71, living with wife Susan, 60, who had given birth to no children in her life by 1910. For both this was a second marriage. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Cause of Death: senile softing of the brain, 25 Apr 1915, Reading, Berks, PA. ³

4. Residence: 1840 Perkimonen Ave., Reading, Pa. On 25 Apr 1915 in Reading, Berks, PA. ³

5. Obituary: Reading Times: Stephen Bernet Dies At His Perkiomen Avenue Home Aged 76 on 26 Apr 1915 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁵ WAS WELL-KNOWN RETIRED FARMER
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Stephen Bernet Dies At His Perkiomen Avenue Home Aged 76
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Stephen Bernet, aged 76 years, died at 3 yesterday morning of complications at his residence, 1840 Perkiomen avenue. He had been in ill health for two years. Mr. Bernet was born in Ontelaunee Township, a son of Samuel and Catherine (Dunkie) Bernet. For many years he was a prosperous farmer at Stonersville, but 14 years ago he retired and moved to this city. He was a member of the Reformed Church of Schwarzwald. There remain his wife, Susan (nee Miller), and these children: Annie, wife of Hoyard Saylor, of Yellow House; Sallie, wife of William Redcay, Stonersville; Mary, wife of William H. Hoffman, Stonersville; Samuel, Amityville, and Calvin, Stonersville. There also survives a brother, Herman Bernet, of Ontelaunee.

Stephen married Susan Beecher, daughter of John Beecher III and Susan Schmidt, on 16 Nov 1905 in Reading, Berks, PA.¹ (Susan Beecher was born on 18 Oct 1848 in Bern Twp., Berks, PA ^{7 9 10 11 12}, christened on 12 May 1849 in Bern Twp.: Epler's Church, Berks, PA,¹¹ died on 7 Mar 1939 in West Reading, Berks, PA ^{4 7 12} and was buried on 10 Mar 1939 in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA ^{4 7 12}.)