Blasius Kirsch Beyer

Brief Life History of Blasius Kirsch

When Blasius Kirsch Beyer was born on 18 April 1700, in Flomersheim, Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, his father, Samuel Beyer, was 38 and his mother, Anna Maria Kirshner, was 38. He married Catherine Elizabeth in 1731, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 22 December 1785, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Blasius Kirsch Beyer
1700–1785
Catherine Elizabeth
1705–1776
Marriage: 1731
Anna Margaret Beyer
1725–1794
Anna Barbara Beyer
1738–
Jacob Boyer
1735–1793
Mary Boyer
1735–
Elizabeth Boyer
1737–
John Beyer
1739–1785
BENJAMIN BEYER
1756–1796
Hannah Boyer
1756–
Benjamin Beyer
1759–1785

Sources (14)

  • Blasius Beyer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Blasius Baÿer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Blasius Beyer in entry for Anna Barbara Beyer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"

World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Ewald, Klaus, Alois, Arno, Gerhard, Gunter, Heinz, Theodor.

German, Scandinavian, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Bayer . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland.

Dutch: variant of Beijer, a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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