According to the records of Schwarzwald Union Church, Exeter Township, Berks County, PA, Salome was born 11 January 1809 and baptized on 2 Apr 1809. Her sponsors were Johannes & Salome Knab.
Bethlehem Globe Times (Bethlehem, PA), November 8, 9, & 11 gives notice of her death and funeral:
Died at the residence of her son Charles in Fountain Hill, PA. Mother to Charles L. and George C. Boyer. Buried in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County.
Her tombstone indicates she died in 1875 while the articles of her death and funeral seem to be from 1876. Obviously one or the other is in error. Salome and Sarah were often used interchangeably in the 1800s especially in German speaking communities.
According to the records of Schwarzwald Union Church, Exeter Township, Berks County, PA, Salome was born 11 January 1809 and baptized on 2 Apr 1809. Her sponsors were Johannes & Salome Knab.
Bethlehem Globe Times (Bethlehem, PA), November 8, 9, & 11 gives notice of her death and funeral:
Died at the residence of her son Charles in Fountain Hill, PA. Mother to Charles L. and George C. Boyer. Buried in Port Clinton, Schuylkill County.
Her tombstone indicates she died in 1875 while the articles of her death and funeral seem to be from 1876. Obviously one or the other is in error. Salome and Sarah were often used interchangeably in the 1800s especially in German speaking communities.
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