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William Hall Bear 1817 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1817

Birth Location: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Father: Christian Bear

Mother: Nancy Hall

Spouse(s): Martha Green

Children(s): Nancy Bear, Calvin Bear, Mary Bear, Christian Bear, Cynthia Bear, Charles Bear, Sarah Bear, William Bear, John Bear

William Hall Bear was born in 1817 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States, the child of Christian Bär \ Baer \ Beare \ Bear and Nancy Hall. William Hall Bear married Martha Jane Green, and had children including Nancy J Bear, Calvin Josiah Bear, Mary Elizabeth Bear, Christian Franklin Bear, Cynthia Ann Bear, Charles Dunham Bear, Sarah Frances Bear, William Bear, John E Bear. William Hall Bear passed away in 1868 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • William Hall Bear was born in 1817 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States, the child of Christian Bär \ Baer \ Beare \ Bear and Nancy Hall.
  • William Hall Bear married Martha Jane Green, and had children including Nancy J Bear, Calvin Josiah Bear, Mary Elizabeth Bear, Christian Franklin Bear, Cynthia Ann Bear, Charles Dunham Bear, Sarah Frances Bear, William Bear, John E Bear.
  • William Hall Bear passed away in 1868 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bear's Ancestors

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William Bear
1817 – 1868
Birth Place: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Parents
Christian Bär \ Baer \ Beare \ Bear
1796 – 1868
Near Owen, Kentucky, United States
Nancy Hall
1799 – 1870
Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Bär \ Baer \ Beare \) Bear
1761 – 1834
Lancaster Co., PA
Ester Newcomer
1775 – 1802
Pennsylvania
William Hall
1758 – 1844
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Emma) Hall
1762 – 1851
Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hall
1708 – 1791
Sarah Hanson
1714 – 1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hall
1654 – 1737
Martha Beedle
1667 – 1720

William Bear's Descendants

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William (Hall) Bear (27 Nov 1817 – 1868) m. Martha (Jane) Green (11 NOV 1823 – 6 MAR 1907)
  1. 1. Nancy (J) Bear (7 SEP 1841 – 5 JAN 1893)
  2. 2. Calvin (Josiah) Bear (11 NOV 1843 – 10 FEB 1917)
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Bear (17 DEC 1845 – 27 MAR 1913)
  4. 4. Christian (Franklin) Bear (20 FEB 1848 – 4 MAY 1919)
  5. 5. Cynthia (Ann) Bear (20 SEP 1851 – 16 MAY 1914)
  6. 6. Charles (Dunham) Bear (13 OCT 1852 – 16 DEC 1944)
  7. 7. Sarah (Frances) Bear (1855 – )
  8. 8. William Bear (30 DEC 1857 – )
  9. 9. John (E) Bear (SEP 1860 – 28 NOV 1938)

William Bear's Timeline

2 Records

1817
27 Nov 1817
Birth of William Hall Bear in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
1868
1868
Age 51
Death of William Hall Bear in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1817
    Event Place: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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