David G. Baer

1810 - 1881  (70 years)

• Name	David G. Baer
  Born	24 Nov 1810	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31712638
  Name	David Bare
  Name	David Bear
  Occupation	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00003-614
  Died	6 Jul 1881	Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  	Cause: chronic liver inflammation (6 months)
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I20767	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. Martin Bear,   b. 1774, , York Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Jun 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Catharine Gingrich,   b. CA 1782, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Mar 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F1776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Wismer,   b. 25 Oct 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Aug 1889, , Clinton Co., Michigan  (Age 72 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Amos W. Bear,   b. 27 Nov 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   2. Deacon Henry Baer,   b. 21 Oct 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Mary Baer,   b. 21 Dec 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1916, Middleton, Gratiot, Michigan, United States  (Age 71 years)   4. Abraham Bear,   b. 30 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1868  (Age 21 years)   5. Daniel Baer,   b. 5 Jul 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)   6. Elizabeth "Betsy" Baer,   b. 24 Jul 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1919, , Gratiot Co, Michigan  (Age 69 years)   7. Esther W. Baer,   b. 25 May 1852, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 6 Nov 1900, Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, USA  (Age 48 years)   8. John W. Baer,   b. 18 Dec 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1929, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   9. Martin Bear,   b. 17 Oct 1855,   d. 13 Oct 1861  (Age 5 years)   10. Sallie Baer,   b. 17 Sep 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1878, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F3939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Bear, "was born November 24th, 1810. He was married to Barbara Wismer who was born near German Mills, Waterloo County, Ontario, October 25th, 1816, and died in Clinton County, Michigan, August 28th, 1889. They resided near Bright, Oxford County, Ontario, where he was engaged in farming. He died July 6th, 1881. Their family consisted of ten children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 188. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 657. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 8. David BEAR Farmer Ontario Mennonite 42 Barbara BEAR Ontario Mennonite 36 Amos BEAR Ontario Mennonite 14 Henry BEAR Ontario Mennonite 10 M. BEAR Ontario Mennonite 8 ? BEAR Ontario Mennonite 5 Lisbeth? BEAR Ontario Mennonite 2 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 14462-1881 David Bear. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 8. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 3 Feb 1838:7. 30 Jan 1838 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. David Baer to Barbara Wissmer, both of Waterloo Tp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Nov 1810 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Jan 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: chronic liver inflammation (6 months) - 6 Jul 1881 - Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth