Cemetery: Union Church Cemetery: Boyertown, Berks Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Betty J. Burdan USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. _______________________________________________________ THE BOYERTOWN UNION CHURCH CEMETERY 1810-1867 The Union Church Cemetery is located in Boyertown Borough at the corner of West Philadelphia and North Reading Avenues and is not to be confused with the Union Cemetery of Boyertown. The Union Church Cemetery was established by the German Reformed and Lutheran congregations of Boyertown, while they shared a single church building on West Philadelphia Avenue. This was 1814 to 1872 when the Lutheran congregation built their own church a block away on North Reading Avenue. The Union Cemetery of Boyertown is located on Engelsville Road in Colebrookdale Township, Berks Co., PA. The Boyertown Mennonite Church was located just around the corner from the Union Church and their graveyards were side by side. Both cemeteries were reduced twice, once in 1914 and again in 1972 in order to allow expansion of the bank that was built on the corner between them. The Union Church Cemetery was resized one additional time when the Reformed congregation church needed to expand their building. Some headstones in these two cemeteries remain in place on site, some in their original position but many moved. Some are still very readable, while many are not. There were 255 headstones counted in 1998 that remain on site. When the Reformed church expanded they built one large monument containing the names of those buried in their graveyard. This monument contains only the names, birth year and year of death, where they were still available. The transcript below is a copy of the names and years that appear on that monument. Approximate ages were calculated based on the birth and death years given. Where they served in a war, the war is noted. The section, of this file, following the names as inscribed on the monument contains information from a written record of a reading of the headstone., but only those names pertaining to personal research of this contributor were copied and are shared here. All information was included as it appeared. All information has been alphabatized for convenient searching. Union Church Cemetery - Monument Inscriptions (337) ALBRECHT, E. (b. 1813 d. 1815) 02 yrs ALBRECHT, Elizabeth (b. 1812 d. 1827) 15 yrs ALBRECHT, Johann Fried (b. 1768 d. 1849) 81 yrs ALBRECHT, Johann Jacob (b. 1766 d. 1852) 86 yrs (Revolutionary War) ALBRIGHT, Henry B. (b. 1814 d. 1854) 40 yrs ALBRIGHT, Jacob K. (b. 1786 d. 1854 68 yrs) (War of 1812) ALBRIGHT, Susanna (b. 1787 d. 1855) 68 yrs BAUMAN, James (b. 1848 d. 1852) 04 yrs BAYER, Catharina (b. 1784 d. 1816) 32 yrs BAYER, Franklin H. (b. 1827 d. 1828) 01 yrs BAYER, Johannes (b. 1784 d. 1820) 36 yrs BECHTEL, Catharina (b. 1835 d. NA) age NA BECHTEL, Cora (b. 1835 d. NA) age NA BECHTEL, Emma (b. 1855 d. 1856) 01 yrs BECHTEL, Maria (b. 1794 d. 1833) 39 yrs BECHTEL, Sarah (b. 1825 d. 1833) 08 yrs BECHTEL, Sonderson (b. 1852 d. 1858) 06 yrs BERRIMAN, Lidia (b. 1843 d. 1861) 18 yrs BERRIMAN, Lovina (b. 1846 d. 1861) 15 yrs BOYER, Elvira (b. 1845 d. 1851) 06 yrs BOYER, George (b. NA d. NA) age NA BOYER, Mabry (b. 1840 d. 1849) 09 yrs BOYER, Mahlon (b. 1848 d. 1851) 03 yrs BOYER, Philip (b. 1822 d. 1822) 0 yrs BOYER, Wilhelm (b. 1831 d. 1832) 01 yrs BRADY, Samuel (b. 1851 d. NA) age NA BRANT, William (b. 1786 d. 1851) 65 yrs BROSMAN, Johannes (b. 1840 d. 1844) 04 yrs BRUMBACH, Maria C. (b. 1788 d. 1854) 66 yrs BRYAN, Joel (b. 1786 d. 1846) 60 yrs BUCK, Frederick (b. 1766 d. 1850) 84 yrs BUCK, Julian (b. 1802 d. 1827) 25 yrs BUCK, Mary (b. 1773 d. 1842) 69 yrs BUCK, Tamma (b. 1851 d. 1851) 0 yrs BURKERT, David (b. 1804 d. 1849) 45 yrs BURKERT, S. (b. 1844 d. NA) age NA BURKERT, William (b. 1838 d. 1839) 01 yrs D - unreadable (b. 1810 d. 1818) 08 yrs DALLECKER, Hermanna (b. 1827 d. 1857) 30 yrs DALLECKER, Melera (b. 1846 d. NA) age NA DAUB, Jesse (b. 1813 d. 1855) 42 yrs DERR, Sarah (b. 1799 d. 1849) 50 yrs DOTTERER, Isaac (b. 1796 d. 1849) 53 yrs DOUBT, Martha (b. 1827 d. 1855) 28 yrs EAGLE, Hanna (b. 1817 d. 1855) 38 yrs EISENHAUER, John (b. 1792 d. 1834) 42 yrs ENGEL, Elisabeth (b. 1761 d. 1818) 57 yrs ENGEL, Georg (b. 1803 d. 1821) 18 yrs ENGEL, Georg (b. 1779 d. 1844) 65 yrs ENGEL, Johannes (b. 1779 d. 1836) 57 yrs (War of 1812) ENGEL, Lydia (b. 1811 d. 1831) 20 yrs ENGEL, Peter (b. 1779 d. 1857) 78 yrs ENGEL, Susanna (b. 1779 d. 1849) 70 yrs ERB, Sara (b. 1814 d. 1841) 27 yrs ERB, Sara (b. 1822 d. 1842) 20 yrs ESHBACH, S. (b. 1830 d. NA) age NA FEGLEY, Daniel (b. 1804 d. 1849) 45 yrs FEGLEY, Esther (b. 1776 d. 1847) 71 yrs FEGLEY, Jacob (b. 1821 d. 1822) 01 yrs FILLMAN, Elisabeth (b. 1773 d. 1853) 80 yrs FILLMAN, Simon (b. 1803 d. 1836) 33 yrs FILLMAN, unknown (b. 1772 d. 1845) 73 yrs FISCHER, Catharina (b. 1786 d. 1853) 67 yrs FISCHER, Jonas (b. 1813 d. 1844) 31 yrs FISCHER, Sara (b. 1808 d. 1840) 32 yrs FISCHER, Uriah (b. 1835 d. 1836) 01 yrs FISCHER, Zephaniah (b. 1829 d. 1847) 18 yrs FISHER, Eveana (b. 1845 d. 1852) 07 yrs FISHER, Harriet (b. 1819 d. 1851) 32 yrs FREED, Jonas (b. 1823 d. 1841) 18 yrs FREED, Joseph (b. 1791 d. 1850) 59 yrs FREYER, Esther (b. 1843 d. 1857) 14 yrs FREYER, Jacob (b. 1828 d. 1834) 06 yrs FRIEDERICH, Elisabeth (b. 1759 d. 1835) 76 yrs FRIEDERICH, Georg M. (b. 1755 d. 1826) 71 yrs FRIEDERICH, Heinrich (b. 1797 d. 1835) 38 yrs FRIEDERICH, Heinrich J. (b. 1834 d. 1835) 01 yrs FRIEDERICH, Johannes (b. 1794 d. 1840) 46 yrs FRITZ, Amelia (b. 1836 d. NA) age NA FRITZ, E. (b. 1833 d. 1836) 03 yrs FRITZ, Heinrich (b. 1841 d. 1851) 10 yrs FRITZ, Peter (b. 1771 d. 1828) 57 yrs (War of 1812) FRITZ, Samuel (b. 1829 d. 1848) 19 yrs FRITZ, Susanna (b. 1776 d. 1851) 75 yrs GEORGE, Roseanna (b. 1857 d. 1858) 01 yrs GEORGE, Sara (b. 1829 d. 1848) 19 yrs GERIS, Samuel (b. 1850 d. 1851) 01 yrs GILBERT, Anna (b. 1832 d. 1833) 01 yrs GILBERT, Barbara (b. 1761 d. 1831) 70 yrs GILBERT, Bernard (b. 1825 d. 1850) 25 yrs GILBERT, Bernhart (b. 1766 d. 1821) 55 yrs GILBERT, Elisabeth (b. 1734 d. 1821) 87 yrs GILBERT, Friederich (b. 1834 d. 1856) 22 yrs GILBERT, Heinrich (b. 1791 d. 1853) 62 yrs GILBERT, I. (b. NA d. NA) age NA GILBERT, Jacob (b. 1761 d. 1830) 69 yrs GILBERT, Johann (b. 1757 d. 1820) 63 yrs GILBERT, Levi H. (b. 1825 d. 1842) 17 yrs GILBERT, Lidia (b. 1818 d. 1843) 25 yrs GILBERT, Lydia (b. 1829 d. 1833) 04 yrs GILBERT, Magdalena (b. 1763 d. 1822) 59 yrs GILBERT, Susana (b. 1768 d. 1851) 83 yrs GILBERT, Sybilla (b. 1838 d. 1848) 10 yrs GILBERT, Wilhelm (b. 1819 d. 1821) 02 yrs GOTSCHAL, Michael (b. 1747 d. 1828) 81 yrs (Revolutionary War) GOTTSCHAL, Barbara (b. 1800 d. 1810) 10 yrs GOTTSCHALL, Catharina (b. 1787 d. 1855) 68 yrs GOTTSCHALL, Philip (b. 1780 d. 1857) 77 yrs GRAU, Catharina (b. 1796 d. 1830) 34 yrs GRAU, William (b. 1831 d. 1844) 13 yrs GRESCH, Solomon (b. 1810 d. 1834) 24 yrs GRESH, Charles (b. 1802 d. 1849) 47 yrs GRESH, G.A.(b. NA d. NA) age NA GRESH, M. K. (b. NA d. NA) age NA GRESH, Margaret (b. 1802 d. 1860) 58 yrs GROW, Peter (b. 1805 d. 1856) 51 yrs GULDIN, Christiana (b. NA d. NA) age NA GULDIN, Cyrus F. (b. 1827 d. 1854) 27 yrs GULDIN, Daniel (b. 1766 d. 1829) 63 yrs GULDIN, Edwin (b. 1821 d. 1822) 01 yrs GULDIN, Hannah (b. 1799 d. 1819) 20 yrs GULDIN, James Quincy (b. 1827 d. 1854) 27 yrs GULDIN, Maria (b. 1800 d. 1841) 41 yrs HAWS, John V. R. (b. 1782 d. 1838) 56 yrs HEFFELFINGER, Justina (b. 1851 d. NA) age NA HEITER, Georg (b. 1826 d. 1830) 04 yrs HENDT, Mathias (b. 1824 d. 1857) 33 yrs HERBOLD, Georg F. (b. 1790 d. 1823) 33 yrs HEYDT, Heinrich (b. 1851 d. 1860) 09 yrs HEYDT, S. (b. 1852 d. 1854) 02 yrs HIMMELREICH, Elam (b. 1853 d. 1856) 03 yrs HOCH, Veronica (b. 1792 d. 1834) 42 yrs HOUCK, Peter (b. 1777 d. 1854) 77 yrs HOWETTER, Andreas (b. 1758 d. 1843) 85 yrs HOWETTER, Anna (b. 1800 d. 1855) 55 yrs IHST, Anna (b. 1768 d. 1851) 83 yrs IHST, William (b. 1848 d. 1848) 0 yrs JACOB, Heinrich (b. 1834 d. 1835) 01 yrs JERGER, Sara (b. 1823 d. 1848) 25 yrs JODER, Elisabeth (b. 1778 d. 1850) 72 yrs JODER, Tobias (b. 1778 d. 1850) 72 yrs JORGLY, Naren (b. 1852 d. NA) age NA JOHNSON, Maria (b. 1824 d. 1847) 23 yrs JORGE, Christian (b. 1823 d. 1825) 02 yrs JORGE, Peter (b. 1805 d. 1853) 48 yrs JORGER, Lydia (b. 1819 d. 1865) 46 yrs JORGER, Sarah (b. 1800 d. 1845) 45 yrs JORGER, Solomon (b. 1817 d. 1857) 40 yrs KEELY, Catharine (b. 1761 d. 1832) 71 yrs KEELY, David (b. NA d. NA) age NA KEELY, Elmira (b. 1835 d. 1837) 02 yrs KEELY, Jacob (b. 1779 d. 1832) 53 yrs (War of 1812) KEELY, Jacob (b. 1755 d. 1840) 85 yrs (Revolutionary War) KEELY, James (b. 1833 d. 1837) 04 yrs KEELY, John (b. 1848 d. 1848) 0 yrs KEELY, John B. (b. 1802 d. 1838) 36 yrs KEELY, Lucy Ann (b. 1824 d. 1843) 19 yrs KEELY, Lydia (b. 1855 d. 1856) 01 yrs KEELY, Sarah Ann (b. 1831 d. NA) ageNA KEELY, Thomas Jefferson (b. 1830 d. NA) age NA KEELY, Wallace (b. 1836 d. 1837) 01 yrs KLEES, David (b. 1821 d. 1845) 24 yrs KLEIN, Anna Maria (b. 1759 d. 1839) 80 yrs KLEIN, Gabriel (b. 1753 d. 1819) 66 yrs (Revolutionary War) KOCH, Lydia (b. 1825 d. 1828) 03 yrs KURTZ, Franklin (b. 1830 d. 1856) 26 yrs KURTZ, Sarah (b. 1826 d. 1847) 21 yrs KUSER, Jacob (b. 1751 d. 1826) 75 yrs (Revolutionary War) KUSER, Jacob (b. 1783 d. 1828) 45 yrs KUSER, Michael (b. 1751 d. 1826) 75 yrs KUSER, Sarah Ann (b. 1816 d. 1833) 17 yrs KUSER, Susanna (b. 1759 d. 1835) 76 yrs LANDIS, Esther (b. 1824 d. 1844) 20 yrs LANDIS, Lovina (b. 1825 d. 1834) 09 yrs LANDIS, R. (b. 1834 d. 1834) 0 yrs LEH, Klarissa (b. 1830 d. 1834) 04 yrs LEH, William M. (b. 1806 d. 1854) 48 yrs LEINS, Emma (b. 1827 d. NA) age NA LONG, Samuel (b. NA d. NA) age NA LUDI, Elisabeth (b. 1778 d. 1852) 74 yrs LUDE, Johannes (b. 1772 d. 1842) 70 yrs M - - - , Elisabeth (b. 1854 d. 1856) 02 yrs M - - - , James (b. NA d. NA) age NA MACK, Levi (b. 1828 d. 1828) 0 yrs MARTHIN, Catharina (b. 1746 d. 1821) 75 yrs MAUGER, John (b. 1782 d. 1867) 85 yrs (War of 1812) MAURER, Anna (b. 1785 d. 1855) 70 yrs MAURER, Elisabeth B. (b. 1760 d. 18??) Age NA MAURER, Ephraim (b. 1825 d. 1850) 25 yrs MERTIN, Peter (b. 1739 d. 1812) 73 yrs MILLER, Daniel (b. 1857 d. NA) age NA MILLER, David (b. 1799 d. 1830) 31 yrs MOYER, Daniel (b. 1847 d. 1851) 04 yrs MUTHART, Johannes (b. 1799 d. 1854) 55 yrs MUTHART, Theresa (b. 1840 d. 1846) 06 yrs NAGEL, Catharine (b. 1828 d. 1857) 29 yrs NAGEL, Jacob (b. 1856 d. 1856) 0 yrs NAGEL, Maria (b. 1785 d. 1817) 32 yrs NANKERVIS, John (b. 1832 d. 1854) 22 yrs NESTER, Lydia (b. 1815 d. 1858) 43 yrs PANEBACKER, Maria Eva (b. 1784 d. 1822) 38 yrs RAI, Catharine (b. 1789 d. 1845) 56 yrs RAI, Johann (b. 1782 d. 1854) 72 yrs RATZ, Jacob (b. 1825 d. 1836) 11 yrs REICHERDS, David (b. 1762 d. 1856) 94 yrs REIDENAUER, Abraham (b. 1766 d. 1829) 63 yrs REIDENAUER, Elisabeth (b. 1769 d. 1839) 70 yrs REIDIG, Catharine (b. 1787 d. 1835) 48 yrs REIDIG, Elisabeth (b. 1788 d. 1835) 47 yrs REIDIG, Heinrich (b. 1803 d. 1834) 31 yrs REIDIG, Maria (b. 1819 d. 1831) 12 yrs REIFFSCHNEIDER, Elisabeth (b. 1771 d. 1824) 53 yrs REIFSCHNEIDER, Sarah (b. 1799 d. 1835) 36 yrs REIGNER, S. (b. NA d. NA) age NA REINERT, Hannah (b. 1791 d. 1864) 73 yrs REINERT, Johannes (b. 1816 d. 1852) 36 yrs RENNINGER, Chester (b. 1846 d. 1848) 02 yrs RENNINGER, Michael (b. 1778 d. 1847) 69 yrs RHOADS, Elizabeth (b. 1856 d. NA) age NA RHOADS, Elizabeth (b. 1790 d. 1863) 73 yrs RHOADS, Heinrich L. (b. 1790 d. 1851) 61 yrs RHOADS, Samuel (b. 1827 d. 1851 24 yrs RICHARD, James T. (b. 1834 d. 1854) 20 yrs RISER, Barbara (b. 1786 d. 1842) 56 yrs RITTER, Anna Maria (b. 1748 d. 1838) 90 yrs RITTER, Catharina (b. 1835 d. 1837) 02 yrs RITTER, Catharine (b. 1813 d. 1837) 24 yrs RITTER, Daniel (b. 1779 d. 1838) 59 yrs RITTER, Daniel (b. 1850 d. 1854) 04 yrs RITTER, Elisabeth (b. 1820 d. 1823) 03 yrs RITTER, Hermina (b. 1822 d. 1831) 09 yrs RITTER, Johannes (b. 1777 d. 1854) 77 yrs RITTER, M. (b. 1844 d. 1845) 01 yrs RITTER, Maria (b. 1835 d. 1837) 02 yrs RITTER, Maria (b. 1831 d. 1833) 02 yrs RITTER, Mathias (b. 1741d. 1825) 84 yrs (Revolutionary War) RITTER, Rosina (b. 1785 d. 1823) 38 yrs RITTER, unknown (b. 1817 d. 1819) 02 yrs RITTER, unknown (b. 1846 d. 1848) 02 yrs ROMIG, Johannes (b. 1797 d. 1834) 37 yrs ROMIG, Magdalena (b. 1768 d. 1843) 75 yrs ROMIG, Phoebe (b. 1823 d. 1826) 03 yrs ROTH, Anna C. (b. 1781 d. 1863) 82 yrs ROTH, David (b. 1780 d. 1850) 70 yrs S- - - - - , Henryetta S. (b. 1841 d. 1842) 01 yrs SANDS, David (b. 1809 d. 1821) 12 yrs SANDS, Margaret (b. 1805 d. 1821) 16 yrs SANDS, Margaret (b. 1841 d. 1841) 0 yrs SANDS, Marietta G. (b. 1837 d. 1850) 13 yrs SASSAMAN, Abraham (b. 1813 d. 1887) 74 yrs SASSAMAN, Barbara (b. 1779 d. 1857) 78 yrs SASSAMAN, Elizabeth (b. 1794 d. 1857) 63 yrs SASSAMAN, Heinrich (b. 1815 d. 1832) 17 yrs SASSAMAN, Jacob (b. 1809 d. 1840) 31 yrs SASSAMAN, Johannes (b. 1783 d. 1851) 68 yrs SASSAMAN, Lydia (b. 1803 d. 1822) 19 yrs SASSAMAN, Maria (b. 1805d. NA) age NA SASSAMAN, Sarah (b. 1819 d. 1827) 08 yrs SASSAMAN, Susanna (b. 1791 d. 1831) 40 yrs SASSAMANhauser, Johannes (b. 1759 d. 18??) age NA SASSAMANhauser, Susanna (b. 1769 d. 18??) age NA SCHEIRELY, Johann M. (b. 1819 d. 1824) 05 yrs SCHEISSY, Catharine (b. 1800 d. 1835) 35 yrs SCHELL, Rosina (b. 1834 d. 1835) 01 yrs SCHELL, William (b. 1828 d. 1836) 08 yrs SCHOENER, Elisabeth (b. 1854 d. 1854) 0 yrs SCHONER, David (b. 1810 d. 1810) 0 yrs SCHONER, Hannah (b. 1818 d. 1847) 29 yrs SCHONER, Jonas (b. 1809 d. 1851) 42 yrs SCHONER, Jonathan (b. 1804 d. 1825) 21 yrs SCHONER, Lidia (b. 1855 d. 1856) 01 yrs SCHONER, Maria (b. 1816 d. 1843) 27 yrs SCHONER, Theresa (b. 1815 d. 1838) 23 yrs SCHONLY, Andreas (b. 1762 d. 1848) 86 yrs SCHONLY, Elisabeth (b. 1743 d. 1840) 97 yrs SCHONLY, Friedrich (b. 1820 d. 1853) 33 yrs SCHONLY, Maria (b. 1765 d. 1845) 80 yrs SCHONLY, Maria (b. 1801 d. 1853) 52 yrs SCHWEINHART, Heinrich (b. 1814 d. 1830) 16 yrs SCHWEINHART, Jacob (b. 1790 d. 1835) 45 yrs SCHWEINHART, Konrad (b. 1762 d. 1822) 60 yrs SCHWEINHART, Maria (b. 1790 d. 1845) 55 yrs SCHWEINHART, Susanna (b. 1768 d. 1849) 81 yrs SCHWEINHART, Susanna (b. 1813 d. 1816) 03 yrs SCHWEISFORT, Abner (b. NA d. NA) age NA SCHWEISFORT, Heinrich (b. 1849 d. 1859) 10 yrs SCHWEISFORT, Maria (b. 1823 d. 1852) 29 yrs SHANER, Heinrich (b. 1810 d. 1818) 08 yrs SHANER, Lovina (b. 1847 d. 1848) 01 yrs SHANER, Samuel (b. 1845 d. 1848) 03 yrs STEINRUCK, Clara (b. NA d. NA) age NA STEINRUCK, Clara M. (b. 1858 d. 1869) 11 yrs STEINRUCK, Geo. B. McClellan (b. NA d. NA) age NA STEINRUCK, John (b. 1845 d. NA) age NA STEINRUCK, John D. (b. 1852 d. 1853) 01 yrs STEINRUCK, Katy B. (b. 1856 d. 1861) 05 yrs STEINRUCK, Lydia (b.NA d. NA) age NA STEINRUCK, Mary (b. NA d. NA) age NA STEINRUCK, Samuel (b. 1819 d. 1836) 17 yrs TRAUT, Elisabeth (b. 1769 d. 1846) 77 yrs TYACK, Charles W. (b. 1852 d. 1858) 06 yrs UNKNOWN, Jonathan (b. 1840 d. 1844) 04 yrs VOGLE, Anna (b. 1793 d. 1828) 35 yrs VOGLE, David (b. 1829 d. 1829) 0 yrs VOGLE, Joel (b. 1821 d. 1843) 22 yrs VOGLE, Peter (b. 1779 d. 1850) 71 yrs VOGLE, S. (b. 1832 d. 1832) 0 yrs WEASMAN, Elisabeth (b. 1849 d. 1851) 02 yrs WEIDNER, Daniel (b. 1773 d. 1826) 52 yrs WEIDNER, Rebecca (b. 1804 d. NA) age NA WEISNER, John (b. 1774 d. 1826) 52 yrs WEISNER, Ludwig (b. 1808 d. 1829) 29 yrs WEISNER, William (b. 1825 d. 1848) 23 yrs WEISS, Jonathan (b. 1832 d. 1854) 22 yrs WELLER, Lydia (b. 1829 d. 1847) 18 yrs WELLER, S. (b. 1849 d. 1849) 0 yrs WIDTMAN, Esther (b. 1788 d. 1830) 52 yrs WIDTMAN, Jacob (b. 1786 d. 1832) 46 yrs WITMAN, Heinrich (b. 1843 d. 1855) 12 yrs WITMAN, Jonathan (b. 1850 d. 1851) 01 yrs WITMAN, William (b. 1820 d. 1845) 25 yrs WITMAN, William (b. 1842 d. 1845) 03 yrs WITTMAN, Catharina (b. 1802 d. 1836) 33 yrs WITTMAN, Georg (b. 1798 d. 1846) 48 yrs WITTMAN, Henrietta (b. 1815 d. 1835) 20 yrs WITTMAN, Jonas (b. 1824 d. 1852) 28 yrs YODER, Olivia (b. 1855 d. 1855) 0 yrs ZIGLER, Catharina (b. 1811 d. 1846) 36 yrs ZIGLER, Elisabeth (b. 1785 d. 1854) 69 yrs ZIGLER, Rebecca (b. 1822 d. 1850) 28 yrs ZIGLER, Susanna (b. 1850 d. NA) age NA ZOLLER, Ephraim (b. 1828 d. 1848) 20 yrs ZUBER, Catharine (b. 1795 d. 1858) 63 yrs ZUBER, Christopher (b. 1756 d. 1847) 91 yrs ZUBER, Esther (b. 1759 d. 1846) 87 yrs ZUBER, Maria (b. 1828 d. 1836) 12 yrs ZUBER, Samuel (b. 1792 d. 1825) 33 yrs (War of 1812) Union Church Cemetery - BOYERtown, PA Headstone Readings (Partial List Only) Johann Jacob ALBRECHT (b.10-6-1766 or 1767 d. 1-12-1852) 85 yrs 3 mo 6 days, Served in Revolutionary War *Susanna ALBRECHT (b.1-20-1791 d. 1-29-1855) 64 yrs 19 days w/o Jacob K. ALBRIGHT d/o Henry BENNER & Elizabeth. b. in Chester County, Issue surviving: Catherine, Hannah, Jacob *Henry B. ALBRIGHT (b.9-24-1814 d. 11-20-1854) 40 yrs 2 mo. 27 days s/o Jacob K. ALBRIGHT and Susanna b. in Colebrookdale Twp., m. Catherine; Living issue at death: Emma, William and Susanna. *Jacob K. ALBRIGHT (b. 11-18-1786 d. 12-31-8954) 68 yrs 1 mo 13 days, s/o John & Elizabeth ALBRIGHT, m. Susanna. Living issue: Catherine, Hannah, Jacob Franklin Henrich BAYER (b.3-22-1827 d. 9-11-1828) 1 yr 5 mo 20 days s/o Michael Fr. BAYER and wife Rebecca. Anna Maria BECHTEL nee SASSAMAN (b.12-10-1794 d. 1-24-1833) 38 yrs 1 mo 14 days wife of Isaac BECHTEL Wilhelm BOYER (b. 1831 d. 6-16-1832) 1 yr 2 mo ? days s/o Jacob & Elisabeth BOYER Julian BUCK (b.2-19-1802 d. 9-3-1827) 25 yrs 6 mo 15 days Mary BUCK (b.7-8-1773 d. 3-2-1842) 68 yrs 8 mo 21 days w/o Frederick BUCK d/o Andrew and Juliana SHANER Hermenna DALLECKER nee KUHNS (b.4-14-1827 d. 9-26-1857) 30 yrs ? mo ? days m. William DALLECKER on 12-26-1844, m. for 12 yrs 9 mo Melera DALLECKER (b.1-16-1846 d. [unreadable]) d/o William and Hermenna DALLECKER Isaac DOTTERER (b.11-24-1796 d. 4-18-1849) 52 yrs 4 mo 24 days s/o Abraham and Elisabeth DOTTERER. *Elisabeth FILLMAN (b. 10-15-1773 d.1-13-1853) 79 yrs 2 mo 29 days w/o Philip FILLMAN, d/o Tobias KEPLER & Elizabeth NEIMAN. Issue surviving: Susan, Sarah, Lydia, Catherine, Anna, Elizabeth, William, Jacob. Simon FILLMANN (b.12-21-1803 d. 10-?-1836 or 38) 34 yrs 9 mo 11 days son of -------- & Elisabeth FILLMAN Jonas FISHER (b.8-28-1813 d. 7-31-1844) 30 yrs 11 mo 5 days m. Maria ENGEL Sarah FISHER nee WEISS (b.4-22-1808 d. 8-26-1840) 32 yr 1 mo 4 days m. 2-20-1825 to Samuel FISHER had 1 son and 5 daughters Elisabeth FRIEDERICH nee SCHWEINHART (b.3-9-1759 d. 1-28-1835) m. Michael FRIEDERICH on 8-12-1781 GEORGE Michael FRIEDERICH (b.10-22-1755 d. 9-17-1826) 70 yrs 9 mo 5 wks 2 days m. 8-12-1781 Elisabeth SCHWEINHART Heinrich Jacob FRIEDERICH (b.5-1-1834 d. 4-11-1835) 11 mo. 10 days s/o Heinrich and Susanna FRIEDERICH E - - l - a FRITZ (b.7-17-1833 d. 5-6-1836) 2 yrs 9 mo 24 days d/o Joseph and Mary FRITZ Rosenna GEORGE (b.9-7-1857 d. 3-27-1858) d/o Joseph & Sarah GEORGE Michael GOTSHAL (b.1747 d. ????) served in Revolutionary War Philip GOTTSCHALL (b.8-29-1780 d. 3-23-1857) 76 yrs 3 mo 24 days. Charles GRESH (b.12-20-1802 d. 9-6-1849) 46 yrs 8 mo 7 days Margaret GRESH nee STEINROCK (b.3-26-1802 d. 5-4-1860) 58 yrs 1 mo 8 days d/o John & Susanna STEINROCK w/o Charles GRESH Maria GULDIN nee REIDENAUER (b.8-30-1800 d. 10-28-1841) 41 yrs 1 mo 28 days wife of Jacob GULDIN d/o Abraham REIDENAUER and his wife Elisabeth. *John V. R. HAWS (b.?-?- 1782 d. 11-3-1835)father of 7 children, 5 survive George JWENS HEITER (b.1826 d.6-19-1830) 4 yr 9 mo ? days s/o George JWENS and Sara HEITER [balance unreadable, under ground] Peter HOUCK (b. 6-25-1777 d. 12-30-1854) 77 yrs 6 mo 5 days m. Elisabeth HERB for 54 yrs had 11 children, 8 sons and 3 daughters Sarah JERGER (b.12-27-1823 d. 7-16-1848) 24 yrs 6 mo 19 days w/o Michael JERGER Sara JORGER nee DALEKER (b.7-9-1800 d. 11-12-1845) 45 yr 4 mo 5 days m. Jacob JORGER Solomon JORGER (b.5-28-1817 d. 7-25-1857) m. Lydia GROFF and had 2 children, 1 son and 1 daughter, m. for 18 yrs Catharina KEELY nee SASSAMAN (b.7-15-1761 d. 2-5-1832) m. 8-17-1779 Jacob KEELY Jacob KEELY (b.6-16-1755 d. 4-3-1840) 84 yr 9 mo 17 days, s/o Balentin and Elisabeth KEELY, married the "jung frau" Catharine SASSAMAN on 8-17-1779. Served in the Revolutionary War. Lucy Ann KEELY (b.2-24-1824 d. 6-12-1843) d/o Jacob & Elizabeth. Thomas Jefferson KEELY (b. 1830 d. ???) s/o Johan [unreadable] and Lidia KEELY [balance unreadable, under ground surface] Sarah Anna KEELY (b.5-30-1831 d. [underground]) d/o Johannes & Lydia KEELY David KLEES (b. 1821 d.12-8-1845) 23 yrs 2 mo 11 days s/o Daniel KLEES Gabriel KLEIN (b.1753 d. 4-18-1819) m. 1776 (unknown) served in Revolutionary War Jacob KUSER (b. 1751 d. 1826 ) served in the Revolutionary War Klarissa LEH (b.1-13-1830 d. 10-11-1834) d/o ----- and Rebecca LEH John NANKERVIS (b.11-1832 St. Just Co., Cornwall England d. 1854) Catharin RAI nee BEITENMAN (b.2-14-1789 d. 5-26-1845) 56 yrs 3 mo 12 days m. Johann GEORGE RAI Elisabeth REIDENAUER nee Martin (b.9-14-1769 d. 4-12-1839) 69 yrs 6 mo 28 days wife of Abraham REIDENAUER Heinrich REIDIG(b.10-3-1803 d. 10-5-1834) m. ----- BUCKERT Sarah REIFSCHNEIDER (b.2-20-1799 d. 3-11-1835) 36 yrs 11 days, d/o Jacob Joerger m. Solomon REIFSCHNEIDER Johannes REINERT (b.4-23-1816 d. 2-2-1852) 35 yrs 10 m o 2 days s/o Samuel and Hannah REINERT m. Sarah ERB on 6-18-1848 had 2 sons and 1 daughter James H. or T. RICHARD (b.4-5-1834 d. 1854) s/o James & Elisabeth RICHARD Elisabeth RITTER (b. 11-19-1820 d. 2-18-1823) 2 yrs 2 mo 27 days d/o Johannes RITTER and his wife Rosina *Johannes RITTER (b.1-11-1777 d.3-18-1854) 77 yrs 2 mo 7 days m. 1st wife in 1803, had 7 sons and 5 daughters; m. 2nd wife in 1825, widowed 7 months later, m. 3rd wife 1831 s/o Mathias & Anna Maria Spouse at death: Mary Surviving issue: Mary, George K., Lydia, Jno K., Rebecca, Henry, Daniel K., Sarah, Joseph, Lewis, and Hetty Mathias RITTER (b.5-19-1741 d. 2-26-1825) [Note: m. Magdalena HEILMAN] served in Revolutionary War Abraham SASSAMAN (b.12-23-1813 d. 4-10-1887) 73 yrs 3 mo 18 days Barbara SASSAMAN nee GEIER (b.6-11-1779 d. 9-12-1851) 72 yrs 3 mo 1 day m. Johannes SASSAMAN had 6 sons 1 daughter, 3 sons died before she did Elizabeth SASSAMAN nee BUCK (b.6-23-1794 d. 11-4-1857) d/o Frederich BUCK [Note: 3rd wife of Henry SASSAMAN] Heinrich SASSAMAN (b.6-8-1815 d. 4-25-1832) 16 yrs 10 mo 17 days s/o Johannes and his wife Susanna RITTER Jacob R. SASSAMAN (b.12-26-1809 d. 2-22-1840) 30 yrs 1 mo 26 days s/o Johann and Susanna SASSAMAN Johannes SASSAMAN (b.11-16-1783 d. 10-11-1851) 67 yrs 10 mo 25 days m. Barbara GEIER had 6 sons and 1 daughter, 3 sons died before he did Lydia SASSAMAN (b.11-19-1803 d. 8-17-1822) 18 yrs 9 mo 8 days d/o Andreas and Anna Maria SASSEMAN Sarah SASSAMAN (b.4-13-1819 d. 10-19-1827) 8 yrs 6 mo 16 days d/o Heinrich SASSAMAN and wife Susanna [Note: nee Bauman] Susanna SASSAMAN nee BAUMAN (b.4-2-1794 d. 1-17- 1831) w/o Heinrich SASSAMAN [balance unreadable, under ground surface] [Submitter's great-great grandmother] Johannes SASSAMANHAUSEN (b.9-13-1759 d. 18??) s/o Hermanus SASSMANHAUSEN and wife Magdalena Susanna SASSMANHAUSEN (b.9-11 -1769 d.10-14-1853) 84 yrs 1 mo 3 days d/o Mathias and Magdalena RITTER m. to Johannes SASSMANHAUSEN for 46 years and had 9 children; 6 sons and 3 daughters. Catharine SCHEISSY (b.8-21-1800 d. 2-18-1835) 34 yrs 5 mo 27 days w/o Johan SCHEISSY. Theresa SCHONER (b.6-1-1815 d. 10-6-1838) 23 yrs 3 mo ? days w/o Jonas SCHONER Friedrich SCHONLY (b.1-7-1820 d. 1853) m. Maria GILBERT GEORGE B. McClellan STEINRUCK [no further information] Samuel STEINRUCK (b. 1819 d.5-17-1836) 17 yrs 2 mo 11 days Konrad SCHWEINHART (b.8-10-1762 d. 9-18-1822) 66 [sic] yrs 1 mo 3 days Peter VOGLE (b.12-10-1779 d. 5-29-1850) 70 yrs 5 mo 10 days m. Gerdraut CHRISTMAN John WEISNER (b.9-14-1774 d. 8-4-1826) 51 yrs 10 mo ----- William Henry WITMAN (b.5-11-1820 d. 2-14-1845) 24 yrs 9 mo 3 days, s/o Jacob and Esther WITMAN, m. to Marietta d/o Henry & Elizabeth HAUCK on 2 - ? - 1842. He became the father of one daughter, who died before him. Catharin ZUBER nee Moyer (b.4-13-1795 d. 3-17-1858) 62 yr 11 mo 11 days m. Samuel ZUBER 1816 was married for 9 yrs and had one daughter. Maria ZUBER (b.12-12-1828 d. 5-24-1836) 7 yr 5 mo ? days, d/o Heinrich and Margaretha ZUBER Samuel ZUBER (b.9-23-1792 d. 9-15-1825) 32 yr 11 mo 11 days Note The Berks County Death Records include two additional persons who may also have been buried in either the Union Church Cemetery or the Boyertown Mennonite Cemetery, which are side by side. They were as follows: Carolina STAUFFER (b.2-22-1830 d. 9-12-1853) 23 yrs 6 mo 20 days d/o Nathan UNGER deceased Esther now wife of John RITTER. Born in Lehigh County, Buried at Boyertown Churchyard. Veterans of the War of 1812 Jacob K. ALBRECHT (1786-1854) Johannes ENGLE (1779-1836) Peter FRITZ (1771-1828) Jacob KEELY (1779-1832) John MAUGER (1782-1867) s/o Henry & Mary Samuel ZUBER (1792-1825) References: "Memorial Day Salute For Early Veterans" by Thomas R. Gottshall; published in Boyertown Times, 5-24-1984. "The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary, 1811-1936" by Rev. D.F. Longacre, Pastor of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church; Boyertown, PA., privately published "The History of the National Bank of Boyertown, A Century of Progress" by Margaret K. and Carl J. Harner; July 1974, privately published.