Name |
Peter BALMER |
Birth |
20 Mar 1801 |
Canton Bern, Switzerland [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
1848 |
Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States [2] |
Address: From Wayne County, Ohio |
- "They settled in the forest on 160 acre tract, building a log house for their family."
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Misc |
1861 |
Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States [2] |
Build a brick house |
- "In the summer of 1861, they made preparations and started to build a new brick home. The bricks were formed and burned near the house, and the stones for the foundation were taken from the bank of the creek which flowed through their farm."
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Death |
6 Oct 1861 |
Allen County, Ohio, United States [1] |
- "One day Peter Balmer went to Shannon (now Bluffton) for a load of lumber driving a team of oxen. Coming home with the wagon loaded, the team became frightened and ran, causing Peter to fall off the wagon to his death."
From "The Hauenstein and Schifferly Families of Ohio" by Clarice Fisher.
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Burial |
Aft 6 Oct 1861 |
Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States [3] |
Address: Gratz Cemetery |
Notes |
- "Peter and Mary Ann (Stauffer) Balmer were the parents of thirteen children, eight of them born in Wayne County (Ohio): Elizabeth, John, Christian, Peter, Abraham, Jacob, Benjamin, and David. After moving to Richland Twp., Allen Co., Ohio, five more children were born: Marianna, Elias, Anna, Philip and Samuel. According to the "History of Allen County", published in 1882, all of the children lived to adulthood except one."
Source: "The Hauenstein and Schifferly Families of Ohio," by Clerice Fisher
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Person ID |
I10142 |
Watkins |
Last Modified |
5 Feb 2010 |
Family |
Mary Ann STAUFFER, b. 20 May 1816, Canton Bern, Switzerland d. 10 Jul 1879, Allen County, Ohio, United States (Age 63 years) |
Marriage |
10 May 1836 |
Wayne County, Ohio, United States [4] |
Children |
| 1. Elizabeth BALMER, b. 26 Jun 1837, Wayne County, Ohio, United States d. 2 Sep 1860, Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States (Age 23 years) |
| 2. Benjamin BALMER, b. 15 Feb 1847, Wayne County, Ohio, United States d. 12 Jan 1929, Allen County, Ohio, United States (Age 81 years) |
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Family ID |
F2280 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Oct 2023 |