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Jacob Bicher
(1758-1842) |
Jacob Bicher 4 5 6
Other names for Jacob were Jacob Beacher,9 Jacob Beecher,10 Jacob Beicher,11 Jacob Bicker,7 Jacob Biecher,12 Jacob Bucher,2 13 14 15 Jacob Bücher,1 Johan Jacob Bücher and Jacob Buecher.16 General Notes: In German the word bücher means "books." Noted events in his life were: 1. Relatives To Research: Peter Biecher was among the first to purchase a land lot in Stites Town, which became Lebanon., 1759, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 17 Jacob is somehow related to a Peter Biecher, who was among the first to purchase a land lot in Stites Town, which became Lebanon. To be a landowner in 1759, Peter must have been born about the time of Jacob's father, Engel, so perhaps he is Jacob's uncle, or even grandfather? 2. Tax List: 1770, , Lancaster, PA. The list shows: 3. Tax List: Beaker, Jacob. 150 Acres, 4 horses, 4 cattle. Tax 8.0, 1771, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster, PA. 18 4. Tax List: Becher, Jacob, Wid'r, 150 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, 7 servants, .6 tax., 1773, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster, PA. 19 5. Fact: He signed the petition to create Dauphin County from Lancaster County. In 1813 Dauphin was split to create Lebanon county., 1775. 20 6. Military on 22 Jun 1778 in , Lancaster, PA: enrolled as Private in the Revolutionary War. 1 7. Oath: Allegiance to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 22 Jun 1778, Heidelberg Twp., Lancaster, PA. 1 21 Sworn to Justice Henry Sheaffer. Appearing on the same list are Jacob Bicker, Wilhelm Bicker, Johannes Becker, Jacob Becker. 8. Tax List: 1779, , Lancaster, PA. 22 He is likely recorded as Jacob Beegher of Lebanon Township. The lists for 1779-1781 show the following: 9. Tax List: Listed on the 1779 list in Lebanon Township: Peter Beaker and Jacob Beacher, 1779, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster, PA. 23 10. Jacob served in the military on 24 Jan 1780 in Blue Ball, Lancaster, PA. 24 Register of Furloughs granted to non Commisioned Officers & Privates of Major Hamilton's Second Regiment Penna - from the Fifteenth day of January 1780 11. He served in the military on 20 Dec 1780 in , Lancaster, PA. Muster Roll of the Revolutionary War Company of Captain Andrew Ream 12. Tax List: Jacob Bicher, inmate, 1781, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster, PA. 25 13. Tax List: 1782, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster, PA. 26 27 On the 1782 tax list in Lancaster County for Lebanon Township, Jacob Bicher is listed with no acres, no horses, 1 cattle, no servants, and a tax due of 10 pounds. 14. Book: History of Dauphin County, Mar 1784. 28 15. In 1785 in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. 16 From the book, Old Salem in Lebanon : a history of the congregation and town: 16. Tax List: Jacob Bicher, 1785, Lebanon Twp., Dauphin Co, , PA. 29 17. Petition: Jacob Bicher signed a petition submitted to the Pennsylvania General Assembly., on 1 Apr 1785, in , , PA. 30 Farmers in Lancaster County were protesting against the expansion of the Market House on High Street in Philadelphia, fearing that they needed High Street to remain wide so their wagons could bring produce from Lancaster to Philadelphia for sale. 18. Tax List: Jacob Bicher, 1788, Lebanon Twp., Dauphin Co, , PA. 29 19. Census in 1790 in Lebanon, Dauphin, PA. 31 The 1790 census recorded in Lebanon township Jacob Beacherd with this household: 20. Jacob Beecher sold land to Michael Theiss on 13 Jul 1790 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. This deed can be viewed at the Lebanon County Historical Society in the Lebanon County Ground Rent Deeds collection Item 33 Box 20, Lebanon Borough #152. 21. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 12 May 1794 at Lebanon: Tabor First Reformed Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob Bicher and wife Catharina are sponsors for the baptism of Johannes, son of Fridrich Schweitzer and Magdalena. 32 22. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 19 Apr 1795 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. He and his wife Maria Catarina sponsor the baptism of: Weis, Anna Margreta born 18 Jan 1795, parents Jacob Weis and wife Margreta. 4 23. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 3 Jan 1796 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob and wife Catarina were sponsors for Brucker, John Christian b. 27 Nov 1795, father Christian Brucker wife Margreta. 24. Tax List: 1798, Lebanon Twp., Dauphin Co, , PA. 33 The Federal Direct Tax was levied in 1798 for the purpose of raising a war chest for possible war with France. On July 9, 1798, an act was passed by Congress providing "for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses and the enumeration of slaves within the United States." Assessors were to compile a list of houses, land, and slaves and then evaluate and assess them accordingly. On July 14, 1798, Congress passed an additional Act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States, fixing the amount to be raised at $2,000,000, of which Pennsylvania was to raise $237,177.72. 25. Tax List: 1798, Lebanon, Dauphin, PA. 34 54. Occupant: Brechbill. Owner: Beecher Jacob. Lebanon. 1 dwelling house, 1 out house, 48 perches land, valuation $500. valuation revised by commissioners $625. 1 dwelling house, 2 acres land, valuation $200, valuation revised by commissioners $250. 26. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 1 Feb 1798 at Lebanon: Tabor First Reformed Church, Lebanon, PA. The baptism record of Rebecca, daughter of Philip Berry and Catharina, lists the sponsors as "Jacob Bicher and Maria Catharina." 35 27. Census in 1800 in Lebanon Boro., Dauphin, PA. 36 Jacob Becher is listed in the 1800 census in Lebanon boro, Dauphin County (today's Lebanon County). In his household: 28. Tax List: Jacob Beecher appears on 1800 enumeration list for Lebanon in Dauphin (now Lebanon) County., 1800, Lebanon Boro., Dauphin, PA. 10 29. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 3 May 1801 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob and his wife sponsored the baptism of Gerlast, Eva b. 19 Nov 1800, parents Gottlieb Gottfried Gerlast and wife. 30. On 26 Dec 1803 in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. 11 A constitution regarding the operation of Salem Lutheran Church was read to the congregation on Christmas Day, 1803. The constitution is signed December 26th, 1803, by John George Lochman, preacher of the congregation; Jacob Stieb, Anthony Dobler, Conrad Hofman, trustees; Peter Fischer, Jacob Beicher, Conrad Reinohl, Bernhard Embich, George Beckley, George Reinohl, Jr., deacons; Henry Gilbert, treasurer; Christian Ulrich, George Kurtz, Johannes Fernsler, Jacob Embich, Frederick Steiner, Jacob Ritscher, Frederick Beckly. 31. Witness: 24 Jun 1804, Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. 4 Jacob Bucher was witness with Maria Lochman to the wedding of Ehrhard Heckedorn to Maria Brenner on 24 Jun 1804. Note: Ehrhard is likely related to Jacob's wife Catherine, since Johannes Heckedorn was her first husband. 32. Witness: 14 Sep 1804, Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. 4 Jacob Bucher and wife were sponsors for the burial of Jacob Emrich, 14 years, 5 months 8 days. Born 5 Apr 1790. Son of Barhard Embrich and wife. Died of a nervous fever, sick 8 days. 33. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on Apr 1805 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob and his wife were sponsors for the baptism of Burkhart, Thomas born 18 Aug 1804, parents George Burkhart and wife. 4 34. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on Nov 1805 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob and his wife sponsored the baptism of Burkhart, Jacob. born 14 Nov 1805, George Burkhart and wife. 4 35. Witness: 31 Jan 1809, Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. 4 37 Jacob Bicher and wife were witnesses at the burial of Margreta Weiss in February 1809. Church notes about her death record she was "14 years 13 days, daughter of Jacob Weiss and wife Margreta born 18 Jan 1795. Sickness, asthma." 36. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 24 Dec 1815 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob and wife Catharina were sponsors at the baptism of Wirth, Jacob, born 8 Dec 1815, parents Johannes Wirth and wife Anna Maria. 4 37. Fact: Jacob Bicher named in PA State Charter as a purchasor of shares to build a road from Reading to Hummelstown (today known as U.S. 422), 16 Feb 1816, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 38 38. Census in 1820 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 39 After a review of many possible 1820 census records in Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, and Schuylkill Counties the record that appears to match closest is found in Lebanon. 39. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 25 Jun 1820 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob Bicher and wife Maria Catharina were sponsors at the baptism of Roland, George Jacob, born 17 May 1820, parents Johannes Roland and wife Elisabeth. 4 40. Book: History of Lebanon County, 1822. 40 41. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 3 Dec 1827 at Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA. Jacob and his wife Maria Catharina Bicher were sponsors at the baptism of their granddaughter, Meily, Sarah Ann born 3 Dec 1827, parents William Meily and wife Lydia. 42. Census in 1830 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 41 Jacob Beicher is listed in Lebanon Borough on page 35 in the 1830 Census. Living in the household are: 43. Jacob Biecher sold land to Henry Fisher on 22 Dec 1832 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. This deed can be viewed at Lebanon County Historical Society in the Oversized Lebanon County Ground Rent Deeds collection, item #14. 44. Census in 1840 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 9 Jacob Beacher appears in the 1840 Census in Lebanon living alone. His age is in category 80-89 (so he was born 1751-1760). 45. Probate in 1842 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 1 Lebanon estate records show his last effects, totaling $728 in value (over half being notes due on loans to family and friends) and the presence of his grandsons, "W. Beecher" and "Jacob Biecher" at the auction. His horse and sleigh brought $8.75, combined! 46. Obituary: Reading Adler: "aam 23sten Februar, in der Stadt Libanon, Jacob Bicher, im Alter von 84 Jahren, ein Revolutions Soldat" on 1 Mar 1842 in Reading, Berks, PA. 8 English Translation: on the 23rd of February in the city of Lebanon, Jacob Bicher, aged 84 years, a soldier Revolution. 47. Obituary: Lebanon Courier on 2 Mar 1842 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 42 43 Died...on the 23rd February, in this place, Mr. Jacob Biecher, in the 81th year of his age. The deceased was a soldier of the Revolution. 48. He has conflicting burial information of Graves moved to Mount Lebanon Cemtery, Nov 1898 and Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. The old Salem Lutheran Church yard cemetery was just behind the Salem Lutheran Church on the corner of 8th and Willow Streets and set apart for burial purposes in 1765. Jacob married Anna Maria Catherine Hamman, daughter of Balthasar Hamman and Anna Margaretha Zimmerman, on 11 Apr 1779 in Stouchsburg: Christ Lutheran Church, Berks, PA.1 2 3 (Anna Maria Catherine Hamman was born on 25 Sep 1747 in North Whitehall Twp., Lehigh, PA,3 7 44 died on 8 Dec 1830 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 3 7 44 and was buried in Dec 1830 in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA 3 4 7.) |
1 Genealogy Research conducted by Bruce Franklin Beacher Ph.D. (1919-2004).
2
Weiser, Frederick S. (translated and edited by), Records of Pastoral Acts at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Part II (Birdsboro, PA: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1990
Note: Part II: Baptisms 1820-1835; Marriages 1744-45, 1748-52, 1771-1851; Burials 1748-54, 1771-73, 1811-1851; Confirmations and Communicants, 1743-1789, Other records, 1743-1758).
3 Family History Library Film 21544 DGS 8139244 - Item 1 - Burial records of the Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lancaster County, now Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1773-1876 (translated by Samuel A. Louser), Page 69, Burial of Anna Maria Catherine Bicher.
4 Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Church records available from Lebanon County Historical Society and also by renting these microfilms from the Catalog at FamilySearch.org: Film 933974 Births/Christenings 1763-1876, computer printout. Film 1434022 Baptismal Registers and Burial Records, 1773-1876, typewritten transcription. Film 1033984 Marriages 1794-1876, typewritten transcription. Film 1434022 has been transcribed onto the FamilySearch.org site and can be searched online by entering the Film # into the search form.).
5 Bicher, Wilhelm, Bible of Wilhelm Bicher (1811-1880) (Family bible of Wilhelm Bicher (1811-1880) son of Jacob Bicher and Maria Michael, in possession of John William Beicher.), Bible copies provided by Sue Beicher Livingston.
6 Family History Library Film 21544 DGS 8139244 - Item 1 - Burial records of the Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lancaster County, now Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1773-1876 (translated by Samuel A. Louser), Page 35, Burial of Jacob Bicher in 1812.
7
Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901, History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Geographical and Genealogical (Philadelphia : Everts & Peck, 1883
360 p., 63 p. of plates : ill., maps), Page 140.
8 Reading Adler Newspaper (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania.), 1 Mar 1842, page 2. Mortuary Notice. Jacob Bicher.
9 1840 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon Borough, Series: M704 Roll: 468 Page: 2.
10 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 (Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.), Dauphin, Lebanon, 1800, image 28 of 40, Jacob Beecher.
11 Schmauk, Theodore Emanuel, Old Salem in Lebanon : a history of the congregation and town (Lebanon, Pa.: unknown, 1898, 219 pgs. Online: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE13459252), Page 160.
12 Lebanon Courier Newspaper (Lebanon Borough, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania).
13 Lancaster County Registrar of Wills, Book C-1 Pages 520-521.
14 Humphrey, John T, Pennsylvania Births, Lebanon County, 1714-1800 (Washington, D.C. : Humphrey Publications, 1996.), Page 31.
15 Lancaster County Registrar of Wills, Book C-1 Pages 520-521. Also Book Y Vol. 2 Page 35. Will of Engel Bucher naming son Jacob.
16 Schmauk, Theodore Emanuel, Old Salem in Lebanon : a history of the congregation and town (Lebanon, Pa.: unknown, 1898, 219 pgs. Online: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE13459252), Page 122.
17 Schmauk, Theodore Emanuel, Old Salem in Lebanon : a history of the congregation and town (Lebanon, Pa.: unknown, 1898, 219 pgs. Online: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE13459252), Page 43.
18 William Henry Egle, Proprietary and State Tax Lists of the County of Lancaster: For the Years 1771, 1772, 1773, 1779 and 1782 (W.S. Ray, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1898 - 898 pages), 1771, page 136.
19 Egle, William Henry, editor, Pennsylvania Archives: Third Series (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State printer, 1894-99. Description v. pl., maps. 22 cm.), Volume XVII, pp. 412 - 4423. Returns for the Sixteenth Eighteen-Penny Tax for the County of Lancaster - 1773.
20 Kelker, Luther Reily, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical memoirs (New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1907, 1932 pgs.), Vol. 1, Page 66.
21
Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901, History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Geographical and Genealogical (Philadelphia : Everts & Peck, 1883
360 p., 63 p. of plates : ill., maps), Page 44.
22 Gary T. Hawbaker and Clyde L. Groff, A New Index, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before the Federal Census: Volumes 1 & 2, Index to the 1780 Tax Records (1981).
23 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 (Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.), Lebanon Township, image 27 of 51, Peter Beaker and Jacob Beacher.
24 Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.), Jacob Beaker, online image 436 of 762.
25
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), PA > Lancaster > Lebanon, Jacob Bicher.
26 William Henry Egle, Proprietary and State Tax Lists of the County of Lancaster: For the Years 1771, 1772, 1773, 1779 and 1782 (W.S. Ray, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1898 - 898 pages), Page 792.
27 Egle, William Henry, editor, Pennsylvania Archives: Third Series (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State printer, 1894-99. Description v. pl., maps. 22 cm.), Volume XVII, page 792.
28 Kelker, Luther Reily, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical memoirs (New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1907, 1932 pgs.), Vol. 1, Page 54.
29
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), PA > Dauphin > Lebanon, Jacob Bicher.
30 Various, Historical papers and addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society (Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Penna.), Volume 24, page 72, January, 1920. Available online at https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=GAYMAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-GAYMAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1.
31
Roberts, Charles Rhodes, History Of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Volume III (Allentown, Pa., Lehigh Valley Pub. Co., 1914.
3 volumes, illustrated, maps.
Prepared by a committee appointed by the Lehigh County Historical Society; chapters contributed by various writers.), Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Lebanon Twp, Roll M637_8, Page 87, Image 400.
32 Tabor Reformed Church, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
33 Sowers, Gladys Bucher, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania United States direct tax of 1798 for Bethel Township, East Hanover Township, Heidelberg Township, Lebanon Township, and Londonderry Township (Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, c2004. 186 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.), Page 94.
34 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 (United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania. M372, microfilm, 24 rolls. Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.), Dauphin County, Lebanon. Jacob Beecher, online image 688.
35 F. Edward Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (c) 1995, Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main St, Westminister, Maryland 21157 800-876-6103, Page 43.
36 1800 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Lebanon Boro, Series: M32 Roll: 40 Page: 228.
37 Family History Library Film 21544 DGS 8139244 - Item 1 - Burial records of the Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lancaster County, now Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1773-1876 (translated by Samuel A. Louser), Page 29, Burial of Margreta Weiss in 1809.
38 Pennsylvania Archives: Ninth Series, Volume VI. Page 4426-4432.
39 1820 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon Township, Roll 105, Book 1, Page 57.
40
Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901, History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Geographical and Genealogical (Philadelphia : Everts & Peck, 1883
360 p., 63 p. of plates : ill., maps), Page 135.
41 1830 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon Borough, page 35.
42 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, 1 Mar 1979.
43 Lebanon Courier Newspaper (Lebanon Borough, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania), Obituary of Jacob Bicher, March 2, 1842.
44 Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Church records available from Lebanon County Historical Society and also by renting these microfilms from the Catalog at FamilySearch.org: Film 933974 Births/Christenings 1763-1876, computer printout. Film 1434022 Baptismal Registers and Burial Records, 1773-1876, typewritten transcription. Film 1033984 Marriages 1794-1876, typewritten transcription. Film 1434022 has been transcribed onto the FamilySearch.org site and can be searched online by entering the Film # into the search form.), Burial Records, 1773-1876. Page 103.
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