Abraham Bergey^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1743 - 1817  (74 years)

• Name	Abraham Bergey
  Born	6 Jan 1743	Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00004-852
  Died	12 Sep 1817  [5, 6, 7]
  Buried	Keelys Church Cemetery, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I4959	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Hans Bergey,   b. Abt 1720, Saxony, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Salome Gorgas,   b. 10 Feb 1752, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Nov 1782  (Age 30 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1776  [8]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Esther Shantz,   b. Abt 1743, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Mar 1821  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1786  [8]
  Children	1. Catharine S. Bergey,   b. 3 Dec 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Nov 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Hannah S. Bergey,   b. 16 Dec 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Jun 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Jonas S. Bergey,   b. Abt 1790, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Bergey," second son of old Hans Bergey, was born January 6th, 1743. On September 3rd, 1776, he was married to Salome Gorgas who died November 20th, 1782. After the decease of his first wife, he, on January 6th, 1786, was married to Esther, daughter of old Jacob Shantz, and sister to old Isaac Shantz, grandfather to all our Shantzes of this county. She died March 13th, 1821. They resided in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. To Mr. Abraham Bergey and his first wife were born three children, and to him and his second wife were born six 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ___________________ It's not clear what evidence that Abraham and his wife are buried at Keely's Cemetery. But then no tombstone has been found in any other cemetery either. Cemetery, Keelys, North America, Montgomery County, and Keelys Cemetery. 1743. " Abraham Bergey (1743-1818) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53105359/abraham-bergey.

  
  

• 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..., 266. [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..., 811. [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..., 373. [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..., 226. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53105359/abraham-bergey. [S3181] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993. Name:Abraham Bergey Probate Date:12 Jan 1818 Probate Place:Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Inferred Death Date:1817 Inferred Death Place:Pennsylvania, USA Case Number:8048 Item Description:Proceedings Index, Vol 001-002 [S3182] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014. Name:Abraham Berge Relationship:Head Birth Date:6 Jan 1743 Marriage Date:3 Sep 1776 Death Date:9 Dec 1817 [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..., 229.

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Keelys Church Cemetery, Schwenksville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth