John Baer^[1]

1723 - 1778  (55 years)

• Name	John Baer
  Birth	23 Feb 1723	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Revolutionary War "Minister & Doctor" at Ephrata Cloister died of Camp Fever
  Death	15 Apr 1778	Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	* See Note   [2]
  Person ID	I2568	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Hackman, Baer
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Anna Brubaker Eshleman,   b. 16 Jan 1728, Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Mar 1778, Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1746
  Children	+ 1. Johanes Bar,   b. 9 Jun 1750, Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Feb 1802, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 51 years)   2. Martin Baer / Bear,   b. 26 Feb 1753, Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1853, East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 99 years)   3. Daniel Bear,   b. 2 Jun 1763, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Oct 1834, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F2964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  John Baer was a Mennonite minister. He and his wife volunteered to help care for sick and wounded Revolutionary War soldiers who had been taken to the Ephrata Cloister after the Battle of Brandywine. John and his wife both died from "camp fever" contracted from their patients in the tragic winter of 1777-78. This unsung couple were some of true heroes of the Revolutionary War. John and Anna were buried in a little cemetery on their Lancaster County family farm on the outskirts of Akron which has been swallowed up in development. Their gravestones are preserved at the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Gravesite Details English translation of stone: Here Lies John Baer Died the 15th of April 1778 Age 55 Years 1 Month 22 Days He was married 32 Years 2 months 4 days

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-34398611/john-bear-born-baer-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). John Bear (born Baer)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Feb 23 1723&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Anna (born Eshelman) - 1746&lt;br&gt;Death: Apr 15 1778 - Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania (USA)&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Henrich Bär</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Barbara Baer-Bear (born Witmer)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Anna (born Eshelman)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Johannes Eshleman Baer</a>, <a>Martin Baer (born Bear)</a>, <a>Daniel Bear</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Magdelena Witmer Baer</a>, <a>Benjamin Bear (born Baer)</a>, <a>Henry Bear</a>, <a>Fronica W. Kauffman (born Baer)</a>, <a>Mary Brubacher (born Bear)</a>, <a>Barbara Kauffman (born Bear)</a>, <a>Elizabeth Brubacher (born Bär)</a> [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117709615/john-baer.