Descendant Chart for Melchior Baer, Sr.
He Arrived 30 Sep 1743 at Philadelphia PA on Ship Phoenix.
His family was from Ottenbach, Canton Zurich, Switzerland.
He was a schoolmaster in Germany. He was married three times.
He settled in what is now N Whitehall Twsp, Lehigh Co PA.
Son Melchior Baer, Jr., settled in Macungie Twsp, Lehigh Co PA.
Partial List of Descendants to Four Generations.


Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., P.E.
Emmaus PA
(a descendant)

Research Started: 1975
Webpage Created: 18 Jun 2003
Last Updated: 27 Apr 2005


Note: This is a work in process. Some dates and locations shown are estimates. The below chart was generated using the Ancestral Quest computer program. Some data in this report is indicated as "about" or "circa" or "probably", etc. Therefore, do not quote data off this report as precise unless you have independently verified it. Comments and corrections are welcome. If you use information from this webpage, please give proper credit.

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1. Melchior BAHR Sr.-1822 (b.Abt Jan 1689-near,Ottenbach,Canton Zurich,Switzerland d.2 Oct 1771-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
sp: Elisabeth GNESER-4627 (b.Abt 24 Dec 1689-near,Ottenbach,Canton Zurich,Switzerland m.13 Jan 1711 d.18 Feb 1716-Ottenbach,,Canton Zurich,Switzerland)
 |-2. Melchior BAER Jr.-1388 (b.2 Oct 1712-Ottenbach,,Canton Zurich,Switzerland d.28 Feb 1773-Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | sp: Christina NIEDERHAUSER-4249 (b.Abt 1717-near,,Bern,Switzerland m.3 Jun 1738d.probably,Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |-3. Elisabeth Catharine BAER-1819 (b.Abt 1741-probably,,,Germany d.maybe,York County,PA)
 | | sp: Lorentz KERN-1827 (b.5 Mar 1741-near,S Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1765d.maybe,York County,PA)
 | | |-4. John Henry KERN-4447 (b.6 Jul 1772-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Anna Margaret KERN-4448 (b.18 Oct 1774-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.22 Oct 1844-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Henry STAHLER-4635 (b.Abt 1755-probably,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1795 d.1819-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Maria Salome KERN-4449 (b.4 Apr 1777-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Elizabeth KERN-4450 (b.3 Aug 1780-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Maria Susanna KERN-4451 (b.5 Jan 1783-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | +-4. Magdalena KERN-4452 (b.7 Feb 1786-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |-3. Regina BAER-1820 (b.Abt 1745-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.Bef 1821-,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | sp: Jacob HAMMAN-1828 (b.Abt 1745-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1770)
 | | |-4. Hannah HAMMAN-2665 (b.26 Jul 1776-near,S Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | +-4. Anna Margaretha HAMMAN-4497 (b.21 Jan 1779-near,S Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |-3. Anna Margaret BAER-698 (b.11 Dec 1756-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.6 Aug 1837-Hereford,Berks County,PA)
 | | sp: Philip CHRISTMAN-697 (b.18 Aug 1755-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt May 1776 d.30 Jul 1825-Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA)
 | | |-4. Johan Henry CHRISTMAN-677 (b.3 Feb 1777-L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.17 Apr 1854-probably,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Anna Maria ROEDER-678 (b.23 Aug 1782-U Hanover Twsp,Montgomery Co,PA m.Abt 1801 d.17 Jan 1851-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA)
 | | |-4. Johan Philip CHRISTMAN-1138 (b.1 Feb 1779-maybe,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA d.26 Jan 1845-Frederick Twsp,Montgomery Co,PA)
 | | | sp: Elisabeth MACK-1392 (b.18 Jan 1782-Douglas Twsp,Montgomery Co,PA m.Abt 1801 d.23 Jan 1866-Frederick Twsp,Montgomery Co.,PA)
 | | |-4. Johan Jacob CHRISTMAN-1139 (b.18 Apr 1780-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA)
 | | |-4. Johannes CHRISTMAN-1140 (b.1 Jul 1783-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA d.6 Oct 1872-probably,,New Hanover Twsp,Montgomery Co)
 | | | sp: Magdalena SCHWEINHART-4473 (b.22 Jan 1789-probably,,PA m.Abt 1809 d.28 Nov 1823-probably,,PA)
 | | | sp: Catharine Fox ERB Mrs.-4474 (b.21 Aug 1788-probably,,PA m.11 Sep 1825 d.12 Jan 1869-probably,Montgomery Co,PA)
 | | |-4. John George CHRISTMAN-1141 (b.7 Nov 1785-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA)
 | | |-4. Elisabeth CHRISTMAN-1142 (b.7 Jul 1788-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA d.1872-near,Hosensack,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Samuel ROEDER-4315 (b.8 May 1779-U Hanover Twsp,Montgomery Co,PA m.23 Mar 1806 d.1843-near,Hosensack,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Magdalena CHRISTMAN-4515 (b.1791-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA d.probably,Clarion County,PA)
 | | | sp: John FINK-4516 (b.1785-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1820d.probably,Marion County,PA)
 | | |-4. Susanna CHRISTMAN-1143 (b.8 Nov 1793-Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA)
 | | | sp: H. Nicol SECHLER-4924 (b.Abt 1793-maybe,Berks County,PA m.Abt 1814)
 | | |-4. Daniel CHRISTMAN-1838 (b.27 Jan 1797-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA d.12 Nov 1870-Hoppenville,Marlborough Twsp,Montgomery Co,PA)
 | | | sp: Elizabeth HOFFMAN-3111 (b.24 Sep 1800-probably,Montgomery Co,PA m.Abt 1819 d.3 Feb 1879-Hoppenville,Marlborough Twsp,Montgomery Co,PA)
 | | |-4. Rebecca Margaret CHRISTMAN-4445 (b.21 Jun 1799-Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA d.10 Sep 1888-Douglas Township,Montgomery Co,PA)
 | | | sp: Jacob HUBER Jr.-4446 (b.27 Jul 1791-probably,,PA m.Mar 1820 d.28 May 1853-Douglas Township,Montgomery Co,PA)
 | | +-4. Samuel CHRISTMAN-1837 (b.Abt 1801-probably,Hereford Twsp,Berks County,PA)
 | |   sp: Sarah RAUDENBUSH-4513 (b.Abt 1802-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1823)
 | |   sp: Hannah UNDERKOFFLER-4514 (b.Abt 1805-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.13 Dec 1829)
 | |-3. Barbara BAER-1393 (b.13 Mar 1760-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.28 Jun 1845-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | sp: Johan Nicholas STAHLER Jr.-1829 (b.Jun 1752-probably,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1778 d.24 Sep 1830-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Lorentz aka Lawrence STAHLER-4444 (b.18 Apr 1779-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.15 Aug 1854-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Magdalena SCHULER-4433 (b.4 Dec 1784-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1804 d.4 Sep 1805-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Magdalena REINHARD-4570 (b.12 Aug 1787-Zionsville,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.20 Aug 1812 d.27 Apr 1876-probably,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Daniel STAHLER-4453 (b.31 Mar 1781-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.31 Aug 1854-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Jacob STAHLER-4454 (b.2 Sep 1786-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. David STAHLER-4455 (b.15 Jun 1789-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Magdalena STAHLER-4456 (b.24 Jun 1791-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Elizabeth STAHLER-4457 (b.27 Jun 1795-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | +-4. Rachel STAHLER-4458 (b.11 Sep 1800-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |-3. Susanna BAER-1394 (b.1 Jan 1762-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.1 Jan 1846-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | sp: Philip WALTER-1830 (b.4 Jul 1756-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1781 d.19 May 1811-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Maria Dorothea WALTER-1888 (b.16 Jan 1782-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.30 Jun 1841-,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Martin KEMMERER-1887 (b.15 Nov 1780-Salisbury Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1803 d.17 Mar 1854-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Daniel WALTER-2663 (b.18 Dec 1784-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Maria Susanna WALTER-3100 (b.22 Feb 1788-near,Trexlertown,Lehigh County,PA d.2 Nov 1854-probably,,PA)
 | | | sp: David WIEAND-4718 (b.21 Nov 1781-near,Montgomery Co,PA m.1808 d.7 Oct 1855-probably,,PA)
 | | |-4. John WALTER-4459 (b.25 May 1791-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Elizabeth WALTER-4460 (b.13 Jan 1795-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. John Philip WALTER-4461 (b.10 Sep 1799-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | +-4. Maria WALTER-4676 (b.6 Feb 1803-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | sp: Eva Elizabeth CHRISTMAN-749 (b.Abt 1741-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1763d.probably,Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |-3. Melchior BAER III-1395 (b.19 Feb 1765-,Lehigh County,PA d.29 Dec 1850-,Mercer County,PA)
 | | sp: Anna Catharine DESCH-1833 (b.9 Apr 1767-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.14 Jun 1789 d.6 Nov 1809-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Daniel BAER-2680 (b.19 Nov 1790-,Lehigh County,PA d.28 Oct 1841-,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Susan NEUMOYER-3093 (b.15 Jan 1791-,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1812 d.30 Nov 1871-,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Jacob BAER-4027 (b.22 Jun 1792-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.8 Mar 1861-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Maria Polly SCHNEIDER-4040 (b.20 Sep 1794-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1815 d.25 Jun 1878-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Maria BAER-4026 (b.30 Dec 1793-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Rachel BAER-4029 (b.11 Sep 1795-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Elisabeth BAER-4030 (b.20 Feb 1797-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Carolus aka Charles BAER (twin)-4033 (b.5 Apr 1799-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA bu.Ziegel Church,Weisenberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Susanna STAHLER-5547 (b.4 Aug 1799-U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1820bu.Jordan Ref Ch,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Johan George BAER (twin)-4034 (b.5 Apr 1799-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.1880-probably,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Lydia KNAPPENBERGER-4618 (b.19 Dec 1803-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.5 Aug 1821 d.26 May 1841-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Heinrich BAER-4035 (b.6 Mar 1801-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Catharine DIEFENDERFER-13975 (b.23 May 1808-Trexlertown,Lehigh Co,PA m.3 Jun 1827)
 | | |-4. Samuel BAER-4036 (b.30 Sep 1802-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | +-4. Susanna BAER-4037 (b.11 Jun 1804-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.27 Aug 1849-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |   sp: John MATTERN-4386 (b.8 Aug 1801-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.16 May 1824 d.11 Jun 1878-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |-3. Jacob BAER-1821 (b.Abt 1768-near,Macungie,Lehigh County,PA d.Abt 1858-Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | sp: Maria Polly SEVITZ-4031 (b.Abt 1781-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1797)
 | | |-4. Johan George BAER-4032 (b.31 May 1798-near,L Macungie Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | |-4. Elizabeth BAER-6317 (b.1815-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | | | sp: Jesse FEGLEY-6318 (b.11 Sep 1807-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1835)
 | | +-4. Manasses BAER-4443 (b.17 Mar 1826-near,Macungie,Lehigh County,PA d.1903-Newberrytown,York County,PA)
 | |   sp: Lucetta NIEDERAUER-5546 (b.Abt 1826-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1845 d.Mar 1900-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
 | |-3. Eva Elizabeth BAER-1396 (b.5 Jul 1771-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.29 Jun 1857-Kreidersville,Northampton Co,PA)
 | | sp: Jacob LINDEMAN-1831 (b.Abt 1770-,,PA m.Abt 1792d.Kreidersville,Allen Township,Northampton Co,PA)
 | | +-4. Catharina Elisabeth LINDEMAN-4551 (b.5 Feb 1793-near,Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 | +-3. Henry BAER-1832 (b.3 Sep 1773-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.1773-near,U Milford Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 |-2. Anna Maria BAER-4628 (b.1 Apr 1714-Ottenbach,,Canton Zurich,Switzerland d.27 Jan 1717-Nunschweiler,,,Germany)
 |-2. Anna BAER-1876 (b.29 Sep 1715-Ottenbach,,Canton Zurich,Switzerland d.probably,,,USA)
 | sp: Johan Peter DORNEY-2691 (b.Bef Jan 1711-Rieschweiler,Zweibrucken,,Germany m.3 Jun 1738 d.Aft 1787-probably,VA,or,KY)
 | +-3. Anna Maria DORNI-7671 (b.Abt May 1739-near,Contwig,,Germany d.maybe,,PA)
sp: Catharina WIDMER-1874 (b.1688-of,Hedingen,Canton Zurich,Switzerland m.31 Mar 1716 d.14 Aug 1725-Rieschweiler,,,Germany)
sp: Anna Elisabetha ABECKY-1824 (b.Abt 1698-Hasleland,,Bern,Switzerland m.15 Jan 1726 d.3 Feb 1775-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
 |-2. Maria Elisabetha BAER-1825 (b.Abt Sep 1726-near,Rieschweiler,Palatinate,Germany d.1801-near,Allentown,Lehigh County,PA)
 |-2. Anna Barbara BAER-1879 (b.Abt Jul 1728-near,Rieschweiler,Palatinate,Germany d.maybe,,PA)
 |-2. Maria Christina BAER-1880 (b.21 Jan 1731-Rieschweiler,,Palatinate,Germany d.24 Mar 1732-Offweiler Thal,,Palatinate,Germany)
 +-2. Johan Peter BAER-1823 (b.Abt Feb 1736-Ottenbach,Knonau,Zurich,Switzerland d.11 Apr 1777-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   sp: Catharina Elisabeth HOFFMAN-1878 (b.Abt Mar 1739-near,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1757)
   |-3. John BAER-14004 (b.1758-Lehigh Co,PA d.26 Jul 1766-Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   |-3. Johan Peter BAER Jr.-2701 (b.1760-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.1828-Lehigh Co,PA)
   | sp: Catherine -2705 (b.1760-probably,,PA m.1785 d.23 Mar 1839-Lehigh Co,PA)
   | |-4. Heinrich BAER (s/o Peter Baer not s/o Adam)-13441 (b.14 Jan 1786-Lehigh Co,PA d.13 May 1840-Lehigh Co,PA)
   | | sp: Margaretha HUNSICKER-13431 (b.23 Oct 1793-near,Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh Co,PA m.Abt 1817 d.13 Feb 1880-Lehigh Co,PA)
   | |-4. Catharine BAER-2696 (b.13 Oct 1789-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   | |-4. Susanna BAER-2697 (b.8 Nov 1794-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   | +-4. Elizabeth BAER-2699 (b.1 Jan 1800-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   |-3. Johan Henry BAER-2703 (b.Abt 1760-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   |-3. Mary Catherine BAER-2704 (b.Abt 1761-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   |-3. Johan Jacob BAER Sr.-2698 (b.Abt 1764-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   | sp: Barbara -12140 (b.Abt 1764-probably,,PA m.Abt 1785)
   | |-4. Johan Jacob BAER Jr.-12141 (b.8 Nov 1786-Lehigh County,PA d.24 Feb 1860-,Lehigh County,PA)
   | | sp: Mary Susanna WOTRING-12139 (b.18 Aug 1786-Lehigh County,PA m.30 Apr 1809 d.9 Mar 1860-Lehigh County,PA)
   | +-4. Salome BAER-14007 (b.16 Jul 1795-Lehigh Co,PA)
   |-3. Anna Margaret BAER-2702 (b.9 Jan 1768-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   |-3. Johan Michael BAER-2700 (b.15 Dec 1771-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   |-3. Samuel BAER (twin)-2693 (b.12 Jan 1775-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
   +-3. Anna Apollonia BAER (twin)-2694 (b.12 Jan 1775-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)

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