Catharine Bear1,2

#984, b. 1810, d. 22 December 1875
  • Married Name: Her married name was Fenstermacher.
  • Birth: Catharine Bear was born on 10 August 1800.3
  • Birth*: She was born in 1810 at PA, US.1
  • Marriage*: She married Christian Fenstermacher, son of Frederick Fenstermacher, circa 1830.
  • Census: Catharine Bear and Christian Fenstermacher appeared on the census of 1840 at Manor, Lancaster, PA, US, ; Fenstermacher, Christian 30s, 2 males<5, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 20s, 1 female<5, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 30s.4
  • Census*: Catharine Bear and Christian Fenstermacher appeared on the census of 1850 at Manor, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
    Fenstermacher, Christian 42 PA cooper $700
         Catherine 40 PA
         John 16 PA
         Barbara 14 PA
         Ephraim 11 PA
    Living next door to brother John.1
  • Residence*: Catharine Bear and Christian Fenstermacher resided in 1850 at home worth $700, Manor, Lancaster, PA, US; Lived next door to brother John and near father Frederick, home worth $700.1
  • Census: Catharine Bear and Christian Fenstermacher appeared on the census of 1860 at Manor, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
    Fenstermacher, C. 52 PA Cooper $1500 + $400
         Catharine 51 PA
         Ephraim B. 21 PA Cooper
         Henry B. 9 PA.5
  • Census: Catharine Bear and Christian Fenstermacher appeared on the census of 1870 at Manor, Lancaster, PA, US, ;
    Fenstermacher, Christ 62 cooper PA
         Catharine 61 PA
    Living next door to Henry Meisky.6
  • Death*: Catharine Bear died on 22 December 1875.3
  • Burial*: She was buried after 22 December 1875 at Grace United Methodist Churchyard, old part, row 5, Manor, Lancaster, PA, US; Inscription: Wife of Christian Fenstermacher.3

Family: Christian Fenstermacher b. 26 Sep 1807, d. 7 Oct 1894

Citations:

  1. [S189] 1850 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, Lancaster County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Manor twp - Sheet 145; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  2. [S251] Barbara A. Meisky, Certificate of Death, File no. 441273, Registered no. 700 (28 Nov 1910) (101 South Mercer St., PO Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16101: Pennsylvania Department of Health, 30 Nov 1910).
  3. [S239] Worner, Tombstone Inscriptions & Graveyards (n.pub.), v28; Lancaster County Historical Society.
  4. [S456] 1840 US Federal Census (Statistical Schedule), PA, Lancaster County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Manor, image 43, stamped 174; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  5. [S240] 1860 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, Lancaster County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2004), Manor, sheet/image 38, stamped 432, dwelling 252, family 254; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  6. [S314] 1870 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, Lancaster County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2003), Manor pg 553; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  7. [S240] 1860 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, Lancaster County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2004), Manor sheet 432; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
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