Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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George Gottfried Ephraim Burger and Elizabeth Shumacher


Husband George Gottfried Ephraim Burger 1 2 

           Born: 29 Apr 1790 - Landenberg, Germany 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Apr 1861 2
         Buried:  - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA


         Father: John William Burger (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Magdaline Hehnschmidt (      -      ) 3


       Marriage: 28 Mar 1818 2

Wife Elizabeth Shumacher 4 

            AKA: Elizabeth Schumacher,1 3 Elizabeth Shumaker 5
           Born: 15 Oct 1798 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Oct 1863 2
         Buried:  - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA


         Father: William Shumacher (      -Abt 1830) 4
         Mother: Catherine Long (      -      ) 4


Children
1 M William Burger 3 

           Born: 4 Aug 1819 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jul 1896 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Barbara Naley (      -      ) 3

         Spouse: Catherine Naley (      -      ) 3

2 M Philip Burger 3 

           Born: 9 Nov 1820 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Aug 1900 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Abigail Naley (      -      ) 3

3 F Catherine Burger 3 

           Born: 10 Feb 1822 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Apr 1900 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Simon Highberger (      -Bef 1906) 3

4 F Elizabeth Burger 3 

           Born: 21 Jan 1824 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1889 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: David Watters (      -Bef 1906) 3

5 F Hannah Burger 3 

           Born: 24 Aug 1826 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Sep 1887 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elias Good (      -      ) 3

6 F Susannah Burger 3 

           Born: 26 Mar 1829 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Sep 1840 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

7 F Augusta Sophia Burger 3 

           Born: 20 Mar 1831 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jun 1837 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

8 F Julianna Maria Burger 3 6 7 

           Born: 28 Jan 1833 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1906
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Henry Beamer (1826-Aft 1906) 6 7
           Marr: 29 Aug 1852 1 7

9 M George Burger 3 

           Born: 6 Feb 1835 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1889 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Shumaker (      -      ) 3

10 F Lydia Burger 3 

           Born: 18 Jan 1837 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Heath (      -      ) 3

11 F Margaret Burger 1 3 8 

           Born: 27 Mar 1838 3 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Michael Beamer (1832-Aft 1906) 6 8
           Marr: 26 Jan 1858 8

12 F Sarah Ann Burger 3 

           Born: 20 Feb 1841 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1906
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

13 F Martha Burger 3 

           Born: 9 Aug 1846 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Cyrus J. Zimmerman (      -      ) 3

General Notes: Husband - George Gottfried Ephraim Burger


He was a schoolmaster, a man of liberal education. In 1816 he migrated to America, his family having suffered reverses in the Napoleonic wars.

Prior to his emigration from Germany to America in the year 1816, he was provincial rentmeister of Langenburg, Germany. He first settled near Madison, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and remained there for some time, later moving to a farm located near Harrison City. He was a highly educated man, spoke and wrote fluently five languages, and was in constant demand as a writer of wills, deeds, etc. In the intervals of his farming he found time to translate many books, pamphlets, etc., and also to indulge his natural talent for painting. He was also for some time in the office of the recorder of deeds. [HWC 1906 III, 29]

His family consisted of thirteen children; Julianna was the seventh.

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Sources

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 555.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 29, 658.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 29.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 658.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 403.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 403, 555.

7 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 31.

8 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 33.

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