Mary (Polly) Zearfoss1
#1365, b. 28 June 1766, d. 20 May 1846
Mary (Polly) Zearfoss|b. 28 Jun 1766\nd. 20 May 1846|p1365.htm|Frederick Zearfoss|b. c 1724\nd. 19 Oct 1802|p1366.htm|Margaret Fadin/Fabian|b. 1733\nd. 27 Mar 1799|p1367.htm|||||||||||||
- Father*: Frederick Zearfoss1 b. c 1724, d. 19 Oct 1802
- Mother*: Margaret Fadin/Fabian2 b. 1733, d. 27 Mar 1799
- Relationship: 2nd great-grandmother of Alfred Serenus Homsher.
- Married Name: Her married name was Homsher.1
- Birth*: Mary (Polly) Zearfoss was born on 28 June 1766 at Worcester, Montgomery, PA, US.1,2
- She was the daughter of Frederick Zearfoss and Margaret Fadin/Fabian.1,2
- Marriage*: Mary (Polly) Zearfoss married David Homsher, son of Anthony Homsher and Anna Margaret Raudenbusch, before 1789.1
- Residence*: Mary (Polly) Zearfoss and David Homsher resided after 1799 at Colerain, Lancaster, PA, US.2
- Census*: Mary (Polly) Zearfoss and David Homsher appeared on the census of 1840 at Strasburg, Lancaster, PA, US, ; Humsher, David 80s, 1 male 15-19, 1 males 20s, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 20s, 1 female 60s, 1 female 70s.3
- Death*: Mary (Polly) Zearfoss died on 20 May 1846 at age 79.1
- Burial*: She was buried after 20 May 1846 at Strasburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, PA, US.2
Family: David Homsher b. 6 Aug 1760, d. 27 Sep 1844
- Marriage*: She married David Homsher, son of Anthony Homsher and Anna Margaret Raudenbusch, before 1789.1
- Margaretta Homsher4 b. 1 Apr 1789, d. 26 Apr 1820
- Dorothea Homsher4 b. 28 Mar 1791, d. 8 Sep 1817
- Anthony Homsher4 b. Oct 1792, d. 23 Dec 1847
- Mary Homsher4 b. 23 Aug 1796, d. 12 Oct 1847
- Henry Homsher4 b. 17 Jan 1798, d. 4 Jun 1841
- David Homsher+4 b. 17 Dec 1799, d. 5 May 1855
- Benjamin Homsher4 b. 3 Jan 1803, d. c 11 Mar 1852
- Jacob Homsher4 b. 26 Feb 1804, d. 27 Mar 1833
Citations:
- [S242] Submissions, Family Files (Lancaster, PA: Lancaster County History Society), Homsher Descendency Chart; Lancaster County Historical Society.
- [S242] Submissions, Family Files (Lancaster, PA: Lancaster County History Society), Zearfoss Family by A. Hunter Rineer; Lancaster County Historical Society.
- [S456] 1840 US Federal Census (Statistical Schedule), PA, Lancaster County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Strasburg, sheet9, image 27, stamped 296; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
- [S242] Submissions, Family Files (Lancaster, PA: Lancaster County History Society), Homsher Family by A. Hunter Rineer; Lancaster County Historical Society.
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