Descendants of Henry Beemer




Generation No. 1


1. HENRY1 BEEMER was born January 21, 1781 in Beemerville, Sussex Co., NJ, and died September 24, 1863 in Newton Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He married MARY SPANGENBERG February 05, 1807, daughter of FREDERICK SPANGENBERG and SUSANNA SHENKLE. She was born July 04, 1783 in Sussex Co., NJ, and died August 01, 1862 in Newton Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Notes for HENRY BEEMER:

Henry Beemer was of German descent and was born in what is now called Beemerville, Sussex County, New Jersey, January 21, 1781. He was married to Mary Spangenberg, to whom ten children were born. They all lived to the age of maturity and raised large families. Henry Beemer came to Newton Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1818, when about thirty-seven years of age, and cleared about ten acres, which he sowed to wheat. He returned to Sussex County, New Jersey in the fall, where he spent the winter with his family.
March 1st, 1819, he returned to Newton, bringing his family. The trip was made through the woods by marked trees, arriving at their new home safely, excepting Adam, the baby, who was nearly killed during the trip by being kicked by a sharp shod horse, but providentially escaped death.
The country was new and they endured many hardships. They lived in the old log house until about 1838, when Mr. Beemer built a frame house across the road from the log house.
Mr. Beemer was a blacksmith, wagon maker, carpenter and shoemaker; making and repairing all his farm implements. He had a machine for making rope. The nearest mill was at Slocum Hollow (Now Scranton, Pa) where the early settlers took their grain to be ground.
His home was headquarters in Newton and surrounding country for the Whig Party. Here they would have their ox roasts, which usually lasted for two or three days. He and his sons and sons-in-law belonged to this party.
The parents of Mr. and Mrs. Beemer were born in Germany.
Mrs. Mary Beemer was a very neat housekeeper, and always was noted for being spry and the easy manner in which she did her work. Mr. and Mrs. Beemer lived on the old farm until death.

Taken from: History and Directory of Newton and Ransom Townships by J.B. Stephens.

Henry Beemer's will is listed in Wills Index #1, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Will Book C, page 549.
     
Children of HENRY BEEMER and MARY SPANGENBERG are:
2. i.   ELIAS2 BEEMER, b. August 19, 1806, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. March 29, 1896, Sussex County, New Jersey.
  ii.   ALEXANDER BEEMER1, b. 18091; d. Aft. 18801.
  Notes for ALEXANDER BEEMER:
One of the First Trustees of the Newton Methodist Evangelical Church.

  iii.   MARTHA BEEMER1, b. 18111; d. Bet. 1812 - 19051.
3. iv.   JESSE BEEMER, b. March 28, 1814, Sussex County N.J.; d. July 05, 1886, Wyoming TWP, Lee Co., Ill.
  v.   ADAM BEEMER1, b. 18161; d. Bet. 1817 - 19061.
  vi.   JANE BEEMER1, b. 18191; d. Bet. 1820 - 19131; m. MITTAN.
4. vii.   SIDNEY BEEMER, b. June 18, 1821, Newton Twp, PA; d. Bet. 1822 - 1911.
  viii.   LUCETTA BEEMER1, b. 18231; d. Bet. 1824 - 19171.
  ix.   LYDIA BEEMER1, b. 18261; d. Bet. 1827 - 19201.
  x.   AMASA BEEMER1, b. 18311; d. Bet. 1832 - 19251.


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