Catherine Boehmer was born on 23 May 1828.¹ She was the daughter of Johannes Boehmer and Maria Ehrman.¹ She died in Nebraska.¹

     Matilda Boehmer was born on 6 February 1831.¹ She was the daughter of Johannes Boehmer and Maria Ehrman.¹ She died on 28 December 1832.¹ She was buried in Salem Lutheran Cemetery of Kissel Hill in Lititz, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.¹

     Maria Boehmer was born on 2 January 1832 in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Johannes Boehmer and Maria Ehrman.¹

     Johann Adam Boehmer was born circa 1719.¹ He was the son of Heinrich Boehmer and Maria Elisabeth Haas.² He married Anna Margaretha Seiwel, daughter of John Michael Seiwel and Otilla Jung, on 27 March 1749 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.¹ He died circa 1772 in Brecknock Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania Colony.¹ Johann Adam was confirmed in 1732 Reformed Church at Gangloff, Germany stating he was from Roth. He arrived in Port of Philadelphia on September 9, 1735 at age 19 and signed his name very neatly.

Falkner Swamp Reformed Church in Montgomery County was very close to the Berks County line.

144 Acres in Brecknock Twp, Berks Co. by warrant to Adam Bemer on December 2, 1748. It was surveyed May 15, 1749 (C-2-296). This land was Tract #14 on the Warranty Map of Berks County - marked as "Benner's Portion", and was located in Brecknock Township on the road to Reading. Letters of Administration were granted to Margaret, the widow of Adam Boehmer, by the Berks County Court on March 4, 1772. The Patent for the 144 acres was satisfied by Ann Margaret, widow of Adam Boehmer on May 17, 1784 P-2-449).

A Deed dated October 16, 1790 (Berks County Courthouse Deed Book A-23-86) transfers, by indenture, the 144 acres to son Valentine Boehmer (2nd son). This deed was signed by the mother, Ann Margaret, widow and Administratrix of Adam Bohmer dec'd. and the ten children, Michael, Adam, Phillip, Henry, Valentine Fehl and Elisabeth his wife, Michael Harting and Ann Maria his wife, Nicholas Miller and Barbara his wife, Catharine Boehmer, and Anna Margaret Boehmer.¹

     Anna Margaretha Seiwel was born on 8 August 1725 in Nordheim, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of John Michael Seiwel and Otilla Jung.² She married Johann Adam Boehmer, son of Heinrich Boehmer and Maria Elisabeth Haas, on 27 March 1749 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.¹ Her husband Johann died circa 1772.¹ She died after 1790 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.¹

Anna immigrated August 24th 1728 with her parents at age 3. She lived on 1412 acre plantation on Sonetogo Creek.¹

     She was christened on 21 March 1745 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Colony.¹ Catharine Boehmer was the daughter of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Maria Elisabeth Boehmer was born in February 1752.¹ She was the daughter of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Anna Maria Boehmer was born.¹ She was the daughter of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Michael Boehmer was born.¹ He was the son of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Valentine Boehmer was born on 11 February 1759.¹ He was the son of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹ He died on 8 March 1839.¹ He was buried in Muddy Creek Lutheran Church in Adamstown, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.¹

     Anna Margaret Boehmer was born. She is the daughter of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Johannes Adam Boehmer was born on 6 July 1758.¹ He was the son of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Phillip Boehmer was born. He is the son of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Anna Barbara Boehmer was born on 22 June 1767.¹ She was the daughter of Johann Adam Boehmer and Anna Margaretha Seiwel.¹

     Heinrich Boehmer was born in 1689 in Ransweiler, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He was the son of Simon Boehmer and Maria Margaretha Moser.¹ He married Maria Elisabeth Haas in 1714 in Gangloff, Roth, Germany.¹ He died in February 1754 in Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania Colony.¹ In 1734 in the Reformed records of Gangloft, Alderman Henrich Boehmer and his wife Elizabeth of Roth were godparents to Simon Boehmer's son of Ransweiler.

He was an emigrant from Zweibruecken in 1738 (as found in a document in the Bavarian State Archives at Speyer, Germany marked: Zweibrucken III. 2035): Meisenheim - Heinrich Böhmer of Roth leaves for Pennsylvania.

Port of Philadelphia — Ship Glasgow Sept. 9, 1738 — Heinreich Bohmet, age 50: Johann Adam Böhmer, age 19; (these were signatures and very neatly written; and Johan Peter Edhmer, age 16. Women and children were not listed. Later research gave another son Johann Philip, age 9 in 1738; and daughters— Anna Elisabeth (oldest), Maria Sara (2nd dau.), Anna Eva, and Anna Margaretha (Bapt. 1736). The mother, Maria Elisabeth, may have died on the sea voyage or soon after the family arrived in Pennsylvania as there is no record of her in Coventry Twp., Chester County, PA where we first find the family in 1739. All the children were named in the will except Johan Peter.

April 10, 1743 — Heinrich was one of the signers of a petition to call Rev. Jacob Lischy to serve the members of Brownback's Church in Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA (the early records are in the National Archives in Washington, DC).

Heinrich, Adam, and Philip Boehmer were on the Tax List in Brecknock Twp. in 1750. Heinrich Boehmer was listed as Tax Assessor in 1750 and Adam in 1752. It was probably at this time that Heinrich with his wife and two young children, Mary Barbara and Johann Heinrich, moved to Manheim Township in York County. Maria Barbara was born Dec. 1, 1742. Her step-father’s will listed her as his step-daughter wife of Philip Miller in 1788. And according to her mother’s will in 1795, she was listed as wife of Philip Miller, and there was a grand daughter, Barbara Miller, child of Barbara) and Johann Heinrich (born July 30 and baptized July 31, 1748. Recorded in Muddy Creek Reformed Church by Rev. Jacob Lischy), made the move to Manheim Twp., York Co. on the ‘improvement’ he had acquired from George Petry, which in his Will “was to be returned to George Petry for his pay”

Will probated Manheim Twp., York Co., PA March 15. 1754. Will Book A. Page 79. Made Jan. 3, 1754. wife, Anna Mary; oldest son, Adam: second oldest son, Philip; oldest daughter, Ann Elisabetha; second oldest daughter, Mary Sara; daughters. Anna Eva, Anna Mary Margaretta; my daughter, Mary Barbara; my youngest son, Henry. George Petry, owner of improvement where I dwell. Melchor Keener and John Degrany (friends) are Executors, Witnesses: Frederick Tranberg (Conewago 1741) Jacob Weiking, Michael Fisher.

His inventory listed a Bible and nine books.¹

     She married Heinrich Boehmer, son of Simon Boehmer and Maria Margaretha Moser, in 1714 in Gangloff, Roth, Germany.¹

     Johan Peter Boehmer was born circa 1722.¹ He was the son of Heinrich Boehmer and Maria Elisabeth Haas.¹

     Anna Elisabeth Boehmer was born circa 1723.¹ She was the daughter of Heinrich Boehmer and Maria Elisabeth Haas.¹

     Maria Sara Boehmer was born circa 1724.¹ She was the daughter of Heinrich Boehmer and Maria Elisabeth Haas.¹

     Johan Phillip Boehmer was born circa 1729.¹ He was the son of Heinrich Boehmer and Maria Elisabeth Haas.¹