Shirer Family Genealogy Project
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Father | Johann Christoph Gomer b. 29 October 1687 | |
Mother | Susanna Catherine Seitz b. circa 1690 | |
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Religion* | Evangelical Lutheran | |
Note* | Johannes was better known as Dieter. He came to the U.S. on the ship,"The Snow Molly" which arrived in Philidelphia on 9/10/1737. Dieter was too young to be listed on the ships list but his father & brother were listed. Dieter and Catherine lived in Macungie Twp., Northampton (now Lehigh) Co., PA. He is buried in Zions Union Cemetary near Allentown, PA. He was a deacon of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in 1773. Another Jacob Gaumer is supposed to be the son of Jacob and Maria ‘Elizabeth’ (Meinert). This Jacob was born on Nov. 21, 1773. His name has only been found in “Gaumer Family Notes” compiled in 1964 by Eber Cockley of Meyersdale, PA, co-founder of the Somerset (PA) Historical Society. it is stated in those notes, written in 1796 that, Jacob married Catherine Keiser (1765- ? ). They had 4 children – Daniel Gaumer, Lydia Gaumer, Anna Maria Gaumer and George Gaumer. Their fates are unknown. 3 | |
Name Variation | (Gaumer) | |
Birth* | 22 January 1722 | Würtemburg Province, Germany |
Marriage* | 5 March 1743 | Principal=Catherine Egner |
Marriage* | 5 October 1748 | Northampton Co., PA, Principal=Maria Elizabeth Meinart |
Burial* | 1794 | Zions Union Cemetary, near Allentown, Northampton Co. (now Lehigh Co.), PA |
Death* | 22 September 1794 | Macungie Twp., Northampton Co., PA |
Family 1 | Catherine Egner b. 11 February 1723, d. 10 July 1747 | |
Marriage* | 5 March 1743 | Principal=Catherine Egner |
Child | 1. | Mathias Gaumer b. 23 Jul 1747, d. 16 Sep 1822 |
Family 2 | Maria Elizabeth Meinart b. circa 1730 | |
Marriage* | 5 October 1748 | Northampton Co., PA, Principal=Maria Elizabeth Meinart |
Children | 1. | Johannes Gaumer b. 12 Mar 1750 |
2. | Johann Frederick Gaumer b. 12 Mar 1750, d. 2 Sep 1815 | |
3. | Johann Henry Gaumer b. 4 Oct 1754 or 4 Dec 1754, d. 1837 | |
4. | Johann George Gaumer b. 1756, d. 1756 | |
5. | Johann Jacob Gaumer b. 15 Apr 1756, d. 5 May 1820 | |
6. | Mary Catherine Gaumer b. 6 May 1758, d. 1773 | |
7. | Johann Dieterick Gaumer b. 15 Oct 1760 | |
8. | Maria Gertraut (Gertrude) Gaumer b. 31 Jul 1763, d. 31 Aug 1834 | |
9. | Johann Adam Gaumer b. 10 Feb 1766, d. 1841 | |
10. | Elizabeth Gaumer b. 1768 | |
11. | Peter Gaumer b. 13 Oct 1770, d. 1773 |
Last Edited | 13 Dec 2013 |
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