Maria Salome Neuhard ¹

   Other names for Maria were Maria Salome Neuhart and Maria Salome Newhard.

  General Notes:

Tombstone inscription (from Dennis A. Kastens: Neuhart Chronicle Volume 2, page 92a)
Maria Salome Biery, nee- Neuharten, and housewife of Heinrich Biery. She was born the 28th day in November 1745. Lived in matrimony 40 years give birth to 13 children, she lived to see 114 grandchildren and 108 great grandchildren and died January 12, 1829. Her age was 83 years, 1 month and 15 days. "Don't regret me my old age."

  Noted events in her life were:

• Alt. Death, 12 Jan 1829. ²

• Book: History of Lehigh County, Volume III, 1914. ³ Maria Salome Newhard, daughter of Michael, the emigrant, was born Nov. 28, 1745, and died Jan. 12, 1829. She married Henry Biery and had 13 children: Joseph, died in infancy; Henry, of Seneca County, N. Y.; Frederick, of Catasauqua; David; Salome, wife of Peter Mickley; Magdalena, wife of Peter Mickley; Margaret, wife of John Mickley; Peter, died young; Barbara, wife of Henry Burkhalter; Abraham; Catharine, wife of Peter Burkhalter, of Indiana; John Jacob, of Seneca County, N. Y.; and Elizabeth, wife of Peter Steckel.

Maria married Henry Biery. (Henry Biery was born in 1741 ⁴ and died in 1804 ⁴.)