Individual Details
Elisabeth Behr
(31 Mar 1752 - 22 Apr 1811)
Elizabeth Bear belonged to the Reformed Church when she wed Christian Newcomer.
Events
| Birth | 31 Mar 1752 | , Lancaster, PA | |||
| Marriage | 31 Mar 1772 | Zeltenreich Reformed Church, , Lancaster, PA - Christian Newcomer |  |  | |
| Death | 22 Apr 1811 | , Washington, MD | | ||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Baer | ||||
| Alt name | Elizabeth Bear | ||||
| Burial | Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Beaver Creek, Washington, MD |
Families
| Spouse | Christian Newcomer (1749 - 1830) |
| Child | Elizabeth Newcomer (1774 - 1828) |
| Child | Andrew Newcomer (1777 - 1847) |
| Child | David Newcomer Senior (1779 - 1856) |
| Child | Jacob Newcomer (1780 - 1852) |
| Father | Andreas Behr Senior (1725 - 1815) |
| Mother | Anna Christina Heigle (1729 - 1788) |
| Sibling | Johannes Behr (1765 - 1817) |
| Sibling | Andreas Behr Junior (1768 - 1797) |
Notes
Marriage
Christian Newcomer and Elizabeth Baer were wed in 1770, according to Christian Newcomer in his preface to his "Journal." However, on page 155 of the original "Journal" (page 171 of the 1996 edition that included the preface), he stated that he had been married 35 years. This was in 1807, thus 1772 would be his wedding year. The church may also be spelled "Seltenreich."Endnotes
1. Mennonites of Washington County, Maryland and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 23.
2. Newcomer, Christian. Christian Newcomer: His Life and Journal. Abram Sangrey, editor. Lancaster, PA: United Methodist Church, 1834; 1996., 6.
3. Best, Jane Evans, "Bear Saga Update: Part One." (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 21, Number 3 (July 1998), Pages 11-26), 32.
4. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners: Volume III, 3 Volumes (Provo, UT: Richard Davis, 1999), 18.
5. Mabry Benson (Email: benson@acm.org).