Lydia Bicher ^{1 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: G3ZG-9QH.

  Birth Notes:

Event Description: Her church burial record has 11 Feb 1857 birth; her death certificate 4 Feb 1856.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of Lydia's death certificate has 4 Feb 1856 birth date but her church burial record, considered more accurate, has 11 Feb 1857., 4 Feb 1856 and Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ^{4 10 13}

2. Census in 1860 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁴ The 1860 Census for Brecknock Township recorded Jacob Bicher, farmer, 42, living with wife Sarah, 36; Jeremiah, 14; Rebecca, 12; Catherine 7; John, 5; Lydia, 3; and Susana, 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Note: Lydia Bicher gave birth on 14 Mar 1878 to a bastard child fathered by Harrison Keller and filed a court suit against him in 31 March 1879, 14 Mar 1878, Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹

4. Court: Lydia Bicher filed a court complaint against Harrison Keller for Fornication & Bastardy on 25 Mar 1879 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. Complaint No. 61
Commonwealth VS.
Harrison Keller
Fornication & Bastardy
Filed March 31, 1879

Complaint.

Lancaster County, SS. Before me, S. G. Seifrit, Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, personally appeared Lydia Bicher, who being duly affirmed according to law, deposes and says, that she had born unto her a male, bastard child on the 14th day of March A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight in the County of Lancaster, Brecknock township, and that a certain Harrison Keller had carnal knowledge of her body previous to the time said child was born, and that the said Harrison Keller from or about the village of New Holland is the father of said Male Bastard child, contrary to Act of Assembly in such cases made and provided.

(signed) Lydia Bicher

Affirmed and subscribed before me this 25th day of March A. D. 1879.
S. G. Seifrit J.P.

5. Census in 1880 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹⁴ The 1880 census recorded Augustus Frey, baker, 36, living with wife Lydia, 23, and step-son Charles Keller, 2. Augustus and his parents were born in Switzerland. Lydia, Charles, and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Newspaper: Lancaster Examiner: Married. FREY-BICHER. Feb. 21, 1880, by Rev. S. S. Henry, August Frey, of East Cocalico, to Miss Lydia Bicher, of Brecknock., 3 Mar 1880, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ²

7. Newspaper: The Semi-Weekly New Era: Widows Appraisement, 3 Mar 1883, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁵ Appraisements of three hundred dollard allowed by law to widows of decedents have been filed at the office of the Clerk of Orphans' Court for approval at the city of Lancaster, on the third Monday in March, A. D. 1883.
For Lydia Frey, widow of Augustus Frey, late of East Cocalico township, Lancaster county, deceased.

8. Census in 1900 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹⁶ The 1900 census recorded in the north district of East Cocalico Township: Cyrus McDanner [handwriting on census is unclear so it was indexed wrong in the census], farmer, 63, born Jul 1836, living with wife Lydia, 42, Jan 1858; and son Willie, 3, Oct 1896. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Lydia and Cyrus were married for 13 years and she had birthed 5 children, 4 alive in 1900.

9. Census in 1910 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. ³ The 1910 census recorded Cyrus McDennis, farmer, 74, living with wife Lydia, 53; son Thomas, cigar maker, 21; and son William, farm laborer, 14. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The census records it was the 2nd marriage for both Cyrus and Lydia, and they had been married for 20 years. Lydia had birthed 5 children by 1910 and 3 were still alive.

10. Cause of Death: enteric fever, cardiac dialation, 8 Jan 1911, East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹⁰

11. Burial record: Mrs. Lydia McDennis nee Bicher, b. Feb 11 1857, d. Jan 8, 1911 East Cocalico, buried Jan 12 1911 Muddy Creek Church. Aged 53 years, 10 months, 27 days. Bapt. by Rev. Henry. Twice married. 5 children, 2 dead. Cause of death: heart disease on 8 Jan 1911 in Reamstown: Salem Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. ⁸

12. Residence: on 8 Jan 1911 in Vera Cruz, Lancaster, PA, USA. ⁹

13. Obituary: The News-Journal: obituary of Lydia McDennis on 10 Jan 1911 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹² Mrs. Cyrus McDennis.
The death of Mrs. Lydia McDennis, wife of Cyrus McDennis, occurred yesterday at her home at Vera Cruz, about three miles north of Denver, from typhoid fever and heart failure. Mrs. McDennis was fifty-five years old. Her first husband was Augustus Fry. Her husband and three children survive: Augustus Fry, of Palmyra; Thomas and William McDennis at home. The funeral will be held on Thursday morning at 9:30 oclock from her late home. Services will be held at 10 oclock at the Muddy Creek church. Interment will take place in the adjoining cemetery.

14. Obituary: Ephrata Review: obituary of Lydia McDennis on 20 Jan 1911 in Ephrata, Lancaster, PA. ⁹ The funeral of Mrs. Lydia, wife of Cyrus McDennis, of Vera Cruz, held at Muddy Creek on Thursday of last week, was largely attended. Rev. B. G. Welder officiated; he took for his text, St. John 16:28. Besides her husband and three sons, mention of whome was made in last week's issue, she leaves the following brothers and sisters: Jeremiah and John Bicher, of Brecknock township, Lancaster county; Jacob Bicher, of Terre Hill; Benjamin Bicher, of Lebanon; Mrs. George Rupp, of Millway, and Mary Bryan, of Terre Hill.

Lydia had a relationship with Harrison Keller on 14 Jun 1877 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA.¹ (Harrison Keller was born on 15 Jun 1849 in New Holland, Lancaster, PA,^{17 18} died on 3 Apr 1923 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ^{17 18} and was buried on 6 Apr 1923 in Roslyn: Hillside Cemetery, Montgomery, PA, USA ^{17 18}.)

Lydia next married Augustus Fry on 21 Feb 1880 in , Lancaster, PA.² (Augustus Fry was born in 1851 in , , , CHE ⁶ and died in Nov 1882 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA ².)

Lydia next married Cyrus McDennis in 1887 in , Lancaster, PA.³ (Cyrus McDennis was born on 10 Jul 1836 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,^{19 20 21} died on 10 May 1920 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA ^{19 20 21} and was buried on 12 May 1920 in East Cocalico Twp.: Muddy Creek Church Cemetery, Lancaster, PA ^{19 21}.)