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John Bernard Lear 1739 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 12 Aug 1793

Death Location: Southhampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania

Father: HENRY LEAR

Mother: Elisabeth Laer

Spouse(s): Maria Tritsch

Children(s): Heinrich Lear

John Bernard Lear was born in 1739 in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of HENRY Wilhem Hendrick (Doyle) LEAR and Elisabeth Doyle Laer. John Bernard Lear married Maria Magdalena "Mary" Tritsch, and had children including Heinrich "Henry" Lear. John Bernard Lear passed away in 1793 in Southhampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • John Bernard Lear was born in 1739 in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of HENRY Wilhem Hendrick (Doyle) LEAR and Elisabeth Doyle Laer.
  • John Bernard Lear married Maria Magdalena "Mary" Tritsch, and had children including Heinrich "Henry" Lear.
  • John Bernard Lear passed away in 1793 in Southhampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

HENRY LEAR
1711 – 1795
Birth Location: Sint-Oedenrode, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Elisabeth Laer
1719 – 1785
Birth Location: Sint-Oedenrode, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Maria Tritsch
1736 – 1816
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Heinrich Lear
1767 – 1832
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Lear's Ancestors

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John Lear
1739 – 1793
Birth Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
HENRY Wilhem Hendrick (Doyle) LEAR
1711 – 1795
Sint-Oedenrode, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Elisabeth (Doyle) Laer
1719 – 1785
Sint-Oedenrode, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Great-Grandparents
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John Lear's Descendants

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John (Bernard) Lear (1739 – 12 Aug 1793) m. Maria (Magdalena "Mary") Tritsch (1736 – February 1816)
  1. 1. Heinrich ("Henry") Lear (Abt. 1767 – 1832) m. Maria (Catharina) Seyboth (3 Oct 1783 – 1850)
    1. 1. Peter (Isaac) Lear (26 December 1826 – 31 August 1904) m. Nancy (Jane) Nixon* (19 April 1825 – 18 December 1910)
      1. 1. Emma (Samantha) Lear (18 Dec 1869 – 7 Mar 1937) m. James (Moore) Ray (28 Oct 1855 – 13 Mar 1932)
        1. 1. Leonard (Nixon) Ray (26 Mar 1893 – 21 March 1978)
        2. 2. Goldie (Anna) Ray (1 Mar 1895 – 12 Jul 1954)
        3. 3. Nettie (Mabel) Ray (Oct 1896 – )
        4. 4. Mabel Ray (8 October 1896 – 1 November 1980)
        5. 5. Talmage (T) Ray (Sep 1898 – )
        6. 6. Charles (M.) Ray (1900 – )
        7. 7. Blair (Peter) Ray (27 Feb 1902 – 15 APR 1974) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fowler (14 May 1905 – 20 AUG 1983)
        8. 8. Robert (Banks) Ray (2 Nov 1903 – 16 October 1975)
        9. 9. Lydie Ray (2 Jun 1907 – 15 May 1994)

John Lear's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of John Bernard Lear in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
12 Aug 1793
Age 54
Death of John Bernard Lear in Southhampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Southhampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1793
    Event Place: Southhampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania
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