Peter C. Blocher and Mary Helm

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Husband Peter C. Blocher ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Feb 1834 - Clarence, Erie Co, NY 1
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         Father: Christian Blocher (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Catherine Behm (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1869 3

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Wife Mary Helm ^{3 4}

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            AKA: Mary Hellam 2
           Born: 22 Oct 1846 4
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         Father: Jacob Helm (1815-1895) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Fair (1824-1902) 2 4

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1 M William E. Blocher ³

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2 F Ella B. Blocher ³

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3 M Howard O. Blocher ³

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4 F Bertha O. Blocher ³

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5 M Ralph A. Blocher ³

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6 M Jesse A. Blocher ³

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7 F Phebe E. Blocher ³

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General Notes: Husband - Peter C. Blocher

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He was reared in his native county, and educated in the common schools. He began life as a farmer, which occupation he fol­lowed in Erie County, NY, until 1858. He then spent a year in Ohio, returning to New York state in 1859. In October, 1861, he enlisted in Com­pany E, Seventy-eighth New York Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Resaca (GA), Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, and in the siege of Atlanta (GA), being honorably discharged at the last named place after three years' service. In 1865 he located at Oil Creek, Venango County, Pennsylvania, and in 1866 at West Hickory and Dennis run, where he engaged in the oil business as a producer, and fol­lowed the oil fields until 1870. From 1870 to 1885 he resided at Fagundus, then settled on a farm in Tionesta township, Forest County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and of the G. A. R.; in politics he was a Republican.

1 Editor, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 923
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2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 548.

3 Editor, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 924
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4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 351.

5 Editor, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 924.