Dr. Samuel Fahnestock and Rebecca Baker

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Husband Dr. Samuel Fahnestock ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Mar 1764 - near Ephrata, Lancaster Co, PA 2
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           Died: 8 Dec 1836 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3 4
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         Father: Dietrich Fahnestock (1733-1805) 1
         Mother: Esther Bauman (1740-1792) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Rebecca Baker ²

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           Born: 28 Sep 1770 4
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           Died: 25 Oct 1862 4
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Children

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1 F Sarah Fahnestock ⁴

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           Born: 29 Jun 1789 4
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2 M Diedrick Fahnestock ⁴

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           Born: 28 Aug 1790 4
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           Died: 9 Jun 1860 4
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3 F Mary Fahnestock ⁵

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           Born: 20 Dec 1791 6
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           Died: 17 Mar 1876 6
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         Spouse: Daniel Enders Fahnestock (1800-1851) 5

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4 F Esther Fahnestock ⁶

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           Born: 3 Jul 1793 6
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           Died: 20 Feb 1877 6
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         Spouse: James Hueston (      -      ) 6

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5 M George Fahnestock ⁶

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           Born: 2 Dec 1795 6
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           Died: 21 Feb 1870 - Philadelphia, PA 6
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         Spouse: Catharine S. Cox (      -      ) 6

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6 M William B. Fahnestock ⁶

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           Born: 13 Oct 1801 6
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         Spouse: Maria Reigard (      -      ) 6

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Samuel Fahnestock

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He practiced medicine in Lancaster for nearly forty years.
In the autumn of 1777, when wounded soldiers were transferred from Brandywine to the village of Ephrata, Lancaster County, the subject of this notice, being about fourteen years of age, by his unwearied attention and the coolness he displayed, attracted the attention of General Hand, himself an eminent physician, who advised his father to educate him for a physician. The father accepted the suggestion, and his future career fully justified the prophetic spirit of General Hand.
As he increased in years and practice he became especially distinguished for his treatment of fevers, and the remarkable success that attended the exercise of his skill throughout the prevalence of an eventful epidemic, won for him the most flattering encomiums of the distinguished Dr. Rush. His practice, for many years, extended far beyond the limits of Lancaster County.

1 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 202.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 100.

3 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 203.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 102.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 101.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 103.