George Bear and [Unk] Unknown

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Husband George Bear ¹

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           Born: 26 Feb 1778 1
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           Died: 31 Dec 1858 1
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Wife [Unk] Unknown

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         Father: [Father] Unknown (      -      )
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Children

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1 M John Bear ¹

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2 M David Bear ¹

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3 M Jacob Bear ¹

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4 M William Bear ¹

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5 M Adam Bear ¹

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6 F Catherine Bear ¹

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         Spouse: David Mark (      -      ) 1

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7 F Elizabeth Bair ²

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            AKA: Elizabeth Bear 1
           Born: 23 Sep 1806 - Brush Valley, Centre Co, PA 2
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           Died: 8 Jan 1889 2
         Buried:  - Reformed Church Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA

         Spouse: Joseph Jordan (1804-1893) 1 3
           Marr: Abt 1828 - Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA

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8 F Rachel Bair ⁴

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            AKA: Rachel Bear 1
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         Spouse: Henry Corman (      -      ) 4

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9 F Maria Bear ¹

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         Spouse: John Brungart (      -      ) 1

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10 F Nancy Bear ¹

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         Spouse: William Strohecker (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - George Bear

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He came from Newberry, York County, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1803, and purchased from Christopher Spangler a tract of land lying a short distance east of Rebersburg, Centre County. Soon after he sold a part of the tract to his brother-in-law, Jacob Long, and this later formed the Strohecker farm; the rest was later owned by his son Adam. He was for many years a justice of the peace. A justice in those days was a man of some distinction. His decision was final, as appeals were seldom taken out. He never applied to an attorney for information on points of law. Any illiterate person elevated to his office was at once transformed into a Solomon in the estimation of his fellow-citizens. Mr. Bear lived at Rebersburg during the latter part of his life, in the house later occupied by his son-in-law, Henry Corman. He built this house.
He lies buried in the Lutheran and Reformed graveyard.

1 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 177.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 305.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 304.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 489.