Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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Hon. John Jacob Bucher and Susanna Margaret Horter




Husband Hon. John Jacob Bucher 1

           Born: 1 Jan 1764 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Oct 1827 2
         Buried:  - Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA


         Father: John Conrad Bucher (1730-1780) 3 4
         Mother: Mary Magdalena Hoch (1742-1819) 4


       Marriage: 27 Mar 1792 2



Wife Susanna Margaret Horter 5

            AKA: Susannah Margaret Hortter 1
           Born: 24 Sep 1774 - Germantown, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Dec 1838 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
         Buried: 


         Father: John Valentine Horter (1739-1816) 6
         Mother: Magdalena Reis (Abt 1749-1807) 6




Children
1 M John Conrad Bucher 2




           Born: 28 Dec 1792 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Oct 1851 7
         Buried:  - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
         Spouse: Ellen Isett (1797-1881) 2
           Marr: 17 Jan 1820 7


2 F Mary Elizabeth Bucher 8 9 10

           Born: 23 Apr 1795 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jul 1847 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 11
         Buried:  - Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
         Spouse: John Swift (      -1813) 2
         Spouse: William Ayres (1788-1856) 8 9 10
           Marr: 16 May 1817 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 11


3 M George Horter Bucher 2

           Born: 15 Jun 1797 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Nov 1884 - Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA
         Buried:  - Chestnut Hill Cemetery, near Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA
         Spouse: Rebecca Pool (      -1829) 2
           Marr: 15 Oct 1822 12
         Spouse: Hannah Hough (1811-      ) 2


4 F Maria Magdalena Bucher 2

           Born: 27 Jan 1800 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Apr 1801 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Maria Bucher 7 14 15

            AKA: Sarah Bucher 13
           Born: 4 Mar 1802 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Apr 1861 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 16
         Buried:  - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
         Spouse: Hon. Joseph Lawrence (1788-1842/1842) 13 14 17 18 19
           Marr: 4 Sep 1823 16


6 F Eleanor Bucher 2

           Born: 15 Aug 1804 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Apr 1884 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert Allen, Esq. (      -      ) 2


7 M Jacob Bucher 2

           Born: 26 Mar 1807 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jul 1809 - Pennsylvania 2
 Cause of Death: Drowning
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


8 F Susan Dorothea Bucher 2

            AKA: Susan Dorothy Bucher 20 21
           Born: 22 Aug 1810 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 May 1891 22
         Buried: 
         Spouse: David Marshall Johnson (1804-1836) 20 23
           Marr: 17 Jun 1830 21
         Spouse: Robert Bryson (1801-1887) 2
           Marr: 8 Jun 1841 22



General Notes: Husband - Hon. John Jacob Bucher


In 1790, he located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as a hatter and furrier; in 1796, elected coroner of Dauphin County; in 1798, appointed justice of the peace by Governor Mifflin; and represented Dauphin County in the Pennsylvania Legislature sitting at Lancaster, nine successive terms from 1803. In 1810 he was appointed by Governor Snyder one of the Commissioners for the erection of the public buildings at Harrisburg. In 1818 appointed by Governor Findlay an associate judge for the county of Dauphin, filling the office honorably until his death. Endowed with great wisdom and sagacity, and of unimpeachable integrity and honesty, he was called upon to fill many public and private trusts of honor and responsibility. His remains were laid in the Harrisburg cemetery.


General Notes: Wife - Susanna Margaret Horter


She was three years old when the battle of Germantown was fought, October 4, 1777, and remembered the experience of the family who were confined in the cellar of their residence, which was on the route of the battle.

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Sources


1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 124.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 125.

3 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 262.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 122.

5 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 348.

6 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 347.

7 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 126.

8 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 462.

9 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 51, 125.

10 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 389.

11 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 56.

12 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 127.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 434.

14 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 597.

15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 97.

16 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 128.

17 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 97, 425.

18 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 129.

19 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 85.

20 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 508.

21 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 131.

22 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 132.

23 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 125, 131.


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