Elizabeth Bachman
(1812-1874)

 

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Parents:
1. Catherine
2.

Spouses/Children:
1. Nicholas Bucher

Elizabeth Bachman 1 2

  • Born: 12 Apr 1812, , , PA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Nicholas Bucher
  • Died: 25 Feb 1874, , Northumberland, PA at age 61 3
  • Buried: Milton: Harmony Cemetery, Northumberland, PA 3

   Other names for Elizabeth were Eliza and Elizabeth.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. 4 Nicholas Bucher, 42, farmer, is living with Eliza, 38; Samuel, 22; John, 21; Sarah, 16; Franklin, 15; and Catherine, 11. Next door is Catherine Bachman, 62, living alone, who is presumed to be Nicholas' mother-in-law. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, including Nicholas who in other Census years is listed with a birthplace of Switzerland. Nicholas' farm is valued at $1,500.

2. Census in 1860 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. 2 Nicholas Bucher, age 54, farmer, is living with Eliza, 48; Sally, 28; Catherine, 18; and John, 30, farm hand. Nicholas' farm is valued at $5,000 and his possessions worth $800.

Living next door is his son, Samuel, 32, laborer; Rebecca, 25; William H., 1; Charles F., 2; and another son of Nicholas', Franklin, 25, a school teacher.

Everyone is born in Pennsylvania except Nicholas whose birthplace is listed as Germany. The post office is Milton.

3. Census in 1870 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. 5 Nicholas Bucher, age 65, farmer, is living with Elizabeth, 69; and son John, 38, farm laborer, and daughter Sarah, 36. His farm is valued at $6,000 and his possessions $1,600.

Next door is Daniel Roder, apprentice in car factory, 28, with wife Catherine, 32. He has no real estate and possessions worth $150.

The next household is Nicholas' son Samuel Bucher, 44, farm laborer. He is living with Rebecca, 38; Charles, 13; William, 11; George, 9; David, 5; and Nicholas, 2. Samuel's real estate is worth $1,000 and possessions $250.

Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except Nicholas who was born in Switzerland.


Elizabeth married Nicholas Bucher. (Nicholas Bucher was born in 1808 in , , , CHE,3 died on 28 Oct 1873 in , Northumberland, PA 3 and was buried in Milton: Harmony Cemetery, Northumberland, PA 3.)


Sources


1 Bell, Herbert C, History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania: including its aboriginal history; the colonial and revolutionary periods; early settlement and subsequent growth; political organization; agricultural, mining, and manufacturing interests; internal improvements; religious, educational, social, and military history; sketches of its boroughs, villages, and townships; portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens etc, etc. (Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers. 1891), Page 1133.

2 , Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Chillisquaque Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1149 Page: 157.

3 Meiser, Joseph A., Jr., and Lontz, Mary Belle, A Genealogist's Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Vol. VI, Tombstone Inscriptions of Milton, PA, 1993.

4 , Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Chillisquaque Township, Series: M432 Roll: 804 Page: 100.

5 , Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Chillisquaque Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1384 Page: 13.



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