Peter Bücher

   Other names for Peter were Peter Beeker,² Peter Bicher, Peter Bicker Sr. ^{3 4} and Peter Bucher.⁵

   FamilySearch ID: LD9J-HT6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Tax List: Beaker, Peter. 150 Acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle. Tax 8.0, 1771, Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁶

2. Tax List: Peter Beacher, 1779, Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁷

3. Relatives To Research: It would appear that Peter Bucher married wife Susan as a second marriage, since in the 1800 Census we find Peter living next to a Peter Jr. Who had to be born before the marriage to Susan. Further research is needed.

4. Tax List: 1782, Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. The 1782 tax list for Brecknock Township recorded Peter Becker with 60 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, and a tax due of 2.19 pounds.

5. Census in 1790 in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁸ Peter Bicher is listed in the 1790 Census in Cocalico Township with 1 male over 16 and 1 female over 16. Listed after Peter is Martin Eicholtz. Henry Eicholtz was the executor of the will of Peter's father, Engel Bucher.

6. Census in 1800 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ² [Note: indexed in census as Peter Beeker]

Peter Beeker Sr. is listed next to Peter Beeker Jr. in the 1800 Census in Brecknock.

In the elder Peter's household we find:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1791-1800) = 1 son
10-15 (1785-1790) = 1 son
45 & over (<=1755) = 2 (Peter and ??)
Females (born)
16-25 (1775-1784) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1755) = 1 wife

In Peter Jr.'s household we find:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1791-1800) = 1 son
26-44 (1756-1774) = 1 Peter Jr.
Females (born)
16-25 (1775-1784) = 1 wife

They lived next to the Kern and Good families.

7. Census in 1810 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁹ In the 1810 Census Peter's household is reported as follows:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1801-1810) = 2 sons
10-15 (1795-1800) = 2 sons
45 & over (<=1765) = 1 father Peter
Females (born)
16-25 (1785-1794) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1765) = 1 wife.

8. Census in 1820 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹ The 1820 Census in Brecknock Township shows Peter Biser or Peter Beser with:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 2 sons
10-15 (1805-1810) = 2 sons
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 father Peter
Females (born)
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 wife
He is living near Christian Good, as the Goods settled the area and just east of their property were the Kerns. A Kern married Peter's brother Henry Bucher.

Peter married Anna Maria. (Anna Maria was born before 1748 in , , PA.)