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James Harvey Bear 1833 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Mar 1863

Death Location: Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

Father: John Bear

Mother: Rachel Crawford

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James Harvey Bear was born in 1833 in Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of John Henry Bear and Rachel Lessley Crawford. In 1860, James Harvey Bear resided in North Subdivision, Burkes Mill, Augusta, Virginia,. James Harvey Bear passed away in 1863 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • James Harvey Bear was born in 1833 in Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of John Henry Bear and Rachel Lessley Crawford.
  • In 1860, James Harvey Bear resided in North Subdivision, Burkes Mill, Augusta, Virginia,.
  • James Harvey Bear passed away in 1863 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

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James Bear's Ancestors

Self
James Bear
1833 – 1863
Birth Place: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Henry Bear
1807 – 1865
Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Lessley) Crawford
1803 – 1864
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
CHRISTIAN BEAR
1783 – 1847
Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
ELIZABETH (ANN) HOTTEL
1787 – 1847
Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Alexander Crawford
1766 – 1830
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Rachel Lessley
1772 – 1841
Laurel Hill, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bear
1759 – 1841
Veronica Groff
1763 – 1842
Henry Hottel
1748 – 1789
Annastina Hamman
1750 – 1869
William CRAWFORD
1744 – 1792
Rachel Sawyers
1750 – 1821
James Lessley
1745 – 1775
Mary McCune
1746 – 1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Bear
1724 – 1788
Istana Miller\Mueller
1726 – 1791
Christian Groff
1729 – 1808
Veronica Snavely
1731 – 1811
Johannes Hottel
1722 – 1782
Elisabetha Dochtermann
1730 – 1787
Johann (Amman)
1706 – 1762
Anna Clam
1711 – 1755
Alexander Crawford
1715 – 1764
Mary McPheeters
1718 – 1764
Cpt Sawyers
1722 – 1790
Rachel Ball
1728 – 1776
James Lessley
1720 – 1776
Sarah McCune
1721 – 1792
Samuel McCune
1720 – 1802
Elizabeth Williams
1725 – 1804

James Bear's Timeline

5 Records

1833
1833
Birth of James Harvey Bear in Buffalo Gap, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Buffalo Gap, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1833
1833
Birth of James Harvey Bear in Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 27
James Harvey Bear resided here in North Subdivision, Burkes Mill, Augusta, Virginia, USA
North Subdivision, Burkes Mill, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1863
14 Mar 1863
Age 30
Death of James Harvey Bear in Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
1863
14 Mar 1863
Age 30
Death of James Harvey Bear in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Buffalo Gap, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: North Subdivision, Burkes Mill, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

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