Henry Boyer and Sarah Kreps

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Husband Henry Boyer ¹

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           Born: 19 Oct 1778 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Mar 1857 1
         Buried:  - Boyertown Cemetery

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         Father: Jacob Boyer (1754-1796) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 3 Mar 1800 1

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Wife Sarah Kreps ¹

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           Born: 28 Feb 1784 - New Hanover Square, Montgomery Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jul 1858
         Buried: 

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         Father: Michael Kreps (1744-1791) 1
         Mother: Catharine Kuhns (1750-1814) 1

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Children

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1 M Michael K. Boyer ¹

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           Born: 10 Jul 1801 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Dec 1886 1
         Buried: 

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2 F Catharine Boyer ¹

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           Born: 23 Jan 1803 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1883 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Rhoads (      -      ) 1

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3 F Elizabeth Boyer ¹

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           Born: 29 Sep 1804 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1850 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Gressmer (      -      ) 1

         Spouse: J. Weidner (      -      ) 1

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4 F Sarah Boyer ¹

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           Born: 3 Feb 1807 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Oct 1859 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jacob Allebach (      -      ) 1

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5 M Henry Boyer ¹

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           Born: 11 Jun 1809 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Nov 1858 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Nettie Shilling (      -      ) 1

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6 M Jacob Boyer ¹

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           Born: 21 Dec 1811 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Mar 1858 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lucy Ludwig (      -      ) 1

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7 F Hannah Boyer ¹

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           Born: 5 Dec 1813 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Mar 1882 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Dr. Charles F. Sellers (      -      ) 1

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8 F Maria Boyer ¹

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           Born: 13 Jun 1816 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Oct 1862 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Marshall B. Campbell (      -      ) 1

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9 F Caroline Kreps Boyer ^{2 3 4 5}

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           Born: 5 Sep 1817 - Boyertown, Berks Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Feb 1876 - Altoona, Blair Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George Huff (cal 1812-1858) 2 5 6
           Marr: 16 Sep 1835 - Boyertown, Berks Co, PA

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10 M Philip Boyer ¹

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           Born: 27 Oct 1820 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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11 F Angeline Boyer ¹

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           Born: 12 Feb 1822 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Feb 1890 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rev. Frederick W. Dechant (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Henry Boyer

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In the early 1800s he was Steward of the County House of Berks County, at Shillington Post Office. Politically he was a Democrat.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, representing Berks County in the years 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, and again in 1831. He was the early founder of Boyertown, laid out lots there in 1835, and was instrumental in having it incorporated in 1851.

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Notes: Marriage

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They were married March 13. [HWC 1906 II, 3] The same source gives two different dates.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 3.

2 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 525.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 96.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 2.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 820.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 1.