Samuel Bear
(1762-1823)
Elizabeth Odenwald
(1775-1844)
Jacob Buchen
(1804-1875)
Rachael Bear
(1802-1876)
Jacob B. Buchen
(1842-1925)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Magdalena Horst Martin

Jacob B. Buchen 1 2 3

  • Born: 20 Jan 1842, , Lancaster, PA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Magdalena Horst Martin on 10 Dec 1860 in , Lancaster, PA 1
  • Died: 29 Dec 1925, , Lancaster, PA at age 83 1 2
  • Buried: Groffdale: Groffdale Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA

   Another name for Jacob was Jacob B. Bucher.4

   FamilySearch ID: LDS1-M2J.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of His tombstone date differs from that published in "The Family of John Bucher, born 1807", 5 Nov 1843 and , Lancaster, PA. 4

2. Census in 1850 in West Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA. 5 Jacob Bucher, age 42, farmer, is living with wife Rachel, 47; Fiona, 22; John, 19; Samuel, 17; Maria, 15; Jacob, 9; and William, 7. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Obituary: Lancaster New Era on 30 Dec 1925 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 6 Jacob B. Buchen, of Farmersville, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Menno B, Martin , about one mile south of Ephrata, on Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock from apolexy, ages 83 years. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Magdalena Martin, before marriage, and the following children: M. M. Buchen of Akron; Aaron M. of Farmersvile; Fannie, wife of Milton Hufford, and Annie, wife of Samuel Radcliffe, of Lancaster; Elizabeth, wife of Menno B. Martin, with whom he resided, and Amelia, of Farmersville. Nineteen grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held privately fronm the home of his daughter, Mrs. Menno B. Martin on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock with further public services at 2 o'clock at the Grofdale Brick Mennonite church. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery.

4. Census in 1900 in West Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA. 7 The 1900 Census recorded Jacob Buchen, farmer, 58, born Jan 1842, living with wife Magdalena, 57, May 1843; and daughter Amilia, 19, Sep 1881. They had been married 34 years and Magdalena had birthed 7 children, 6 still alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.


Jacob married Magdalena Horst Martin, daughter of John Martin and Fanny Horst, on 10 Dec 1860 in , Lancaster, PA.1 (Magdalena Horst Martin was born on 25 May 1843 in , Lancaster, PA,1 8 died on 15 Nov 1932 in , Lancaster, PA 1 8 and was buried on 19 Nov 1932 in Groffdale: Groffdale Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 8.)


Sources


1 Baer, Ella S., Family record of John Martin and his descendants (Shippensburg, PA. Beidel Printing House, 1950, 36 pages. Available online through HeritageQuestOnline.com), Pages 4 to 8.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73826051.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF9W-BXV Jacob Buchen in entry for Menno B. Martin and Lizzie Buchen, 1898.

4 Bausman, Lottie M., The Family of John Bucher, born 1807, and Anna Landis, his wife, born 1810, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Lottie M. Bausman Collection.).

5 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, West Earl Township, Series: M432 Roll: 789 Page: 235.

6 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), Dec 30 1925, obituary of Jacob B. Buchen.

7 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M33V-K2H Jacob Buchen, 1900.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73825990.



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