Rev. Martin Bear^{[1, 2]}

1774 - 1842  (68 years)

• Name	Martin Bear
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1774	, York Co., Pennsylvania   [3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176887467
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06E, Waterloo County, Ontario   [4]
  Name	Martin Baer
  Residence	1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Eby ID Number	00003-596
  Died	13 Jun 1842	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I7188	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Michael Bear,   b. 1749, , York Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Gingrich,   b. CA 1782, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Mar 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Children	1. Benjamin Bear,   b. 1799, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rev. John G. Bear,   b. 15 May 1804, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1894, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   3. Elizabeth Bear,   b. 17 Sep 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1838, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)   4. Annie "Nancy" Bear,   b. 29 Apr 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1867, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   5. Michael Bear,   b. 1 Jan 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aug 1821  (Age 12 years)   6. David G. Baer,   b. 24 Nov 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1881, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   7. Abraham Baer,   b. 19 Apr 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1890, Goodland, Lapeer, Michigan, United States  (Age 78 years)   8. Salome "Sarah" Bear,   b. 12 Jan 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   9. Martin Baer,   b. 4 Oct 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1889, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 73 years)   10. Catharine Baer,   b. 18 May 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 1906, Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States  (Age 89 years)   11. George Bear,   b. 10 Jun 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Leah Bear,   b. 21 Mar 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1910, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   13. Susannah Bear,   b. 6 Jul 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1854  (Age 31 years)   14. Rachel Bear,   b. 10 Mar 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Martin Bear, "was born in York County, Pennsylvania, in 1774. At the time when he was a young man, real estate in Pennsylvania, especially in the older counties, became so high in price that the majority of farmer's sons who wished to follow their paternal calling, were not in a financial position to procure a farm for themselves, hence the desire to seek homes elsewhere. This caused young Martin to make a journey to Canada to see the country before he would move here. In the summer of 1800 he arrived at old Joseph Schörg's who had located on the Grand River, opposite Doon, a few months previously. Finding the nature of the country, soil, timbers, and waters even beyond his expectations, he decided to settle here and immediately selected a tract of land (Now in possession of Anson Groh) situated between Preston and Hespeler, of which he cleared several acres and erected a small log house thereon, then returned to Pennsylvania. Early in spring, 1801, he in company with his wife and others, moved to Canada, and upon their arrival here each party settled on the locations made the year previously. In a few years nearly all these early settlers had comfortable homes. Old Mr. Martin Bear was an ordained minister of the Mennonite Church. He was one of the first that was ordained in this county (Ordained in 1808 by Bishop Moyer of the Twenty). He was married to Catharine, daughter of Abraham and Anna (Hunsicker) Gingerich. They had a family of thirteen 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..., 686. [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..., 571. [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..., 183. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176887467.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1774 - , York Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06E, Waterloo County, Ontario Residence - 1831 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06, Waterloo County, Ontario Died - 13 Jun 1842 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth