Person Profile

Henrich Bar

Born 22 DEC 1715 — Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland
Alt. Birth 22 DEC 1715 — Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland
Died 26 JAN 1771 — Leacock Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Buried 1771 — York Road Cemetery, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Parents

Father Hans Jacob Jagely Bär (30 DEC 1683–1740)
Mother Anna Winckelmann

Marriage

Wife: Barbara Gut

Married: BEF 1748 — Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Children:
  1. Heinrich Baer b. 12 FEB 1755 d. 25 OCT 1836

Events

IMMI 11 DEC 1739 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Notes

Heinrich "Henry" Bar (1715–1771) immigrated from Switzerland to the Pennsylvania Colony on December 11, 1739, arriving at the port of Philadelphia with his brother, John. Following the grueling 10-to-26-week ocean crossing, they took the Oath of Allegiance

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After taking the required oaths at the port, the brothers settled in the Pennsylvania backcountry.Heinrich eventually established roots in the Lancaster County/Leacock area where he farmed and raised a large family until his death in 1771