GEER FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH

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GEER FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH
Transcribed and contributed to Genealogy Trails by Janice Farnsworth - Farns10th@aol.com
Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson pub 1876,
Claremont, NH

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Thomas, Shubael and Seth Geer came from England and settled in New York and CT. Thomas, son of Seth m. Mary Pease and came to Charlestown, NH from Enfield, CT. in May 1780. He d. age 89 and she died age 92. Their children:
1. Horace Geer b. Mar 20, 1773 m. Nancy Owen.
2. William Geer b. Dec 3, 1775.
3. Mary Geer b. Mar 29, 1778.
4. Philothea Geer b. July l9, 1780 m. Lemuel T. Cheney of Westmoreland on Jan 18, 1802.
5. Sybil Geer b. Apr ll, 1783 m. Henry Bostwick, of NY
6. Thomas Geer b. Aug 13,1785 m. Nancy Woodbridge
7. Seth Geer b.June 30, 1788 m. Mary Pier Res: Vergennes, VT.
8. Noah Phelps Geer b. May 28, 179l
9. Cynthia Geer b. Sep ll, 1793 m. Peter Boynton

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Noah Phelps Geer m. Feb 8, 18l4 Sally Buckman b. July 25, 179l and resided in the old Geer homestead. She spun and wove all the cloth for her children's clothes and the shoe thread for her husband, turning the wheel with one foot, while she rocked the cradle with the other. He d. May 22, 187l and she d. June l0, 1873. Their children:
1. John Geer b. May 4, 18l5 m. Lucia Carpenter of Montpelier, VT.
2. Anna Geer b. Nov 4, 1817 m. E. H. Russell of Nantucket
3. Seth Geer b. Sep 24, 18l9 m. Angie DeGroff o Poughkeepsie, NH
4. Mary Geer b. Dec. 20, 182l Res: Walpole, NH
5. Maria Geer b. May 5, 1823 m. A.K. Maynard of Walpol NH
6. William Geer b. Feb 23, 1826 m. A. Emergene Crosb dau of John Crosby.
7. Sybil Geer b. Sep 9, 1827 m. Henry Turner of Turne ME
8. Lizzie (Elizabeth) Geer b. June l0, 1829 m. E. H Wentworth of Lowell, MA.
9. Sarah Geer b. Feb 7, 183l m. Dana Slade of Alstea NH
l0. James Geer b. June l2, 1836 d. Jan 20, 1866 Two children named Rebecca Geer, died in infancy, the lst b. May 26, 1833; the 2d b. Jan 6, 1840

Shubael Geer and wife, Sarah had issue:
1. William Geer b. Sep 25, 1769
2. Cynthia Geer b. Mar l9,177l in Cumberland County, NH William being the lst child born at Andover, Vt.
3. Ralph Geer b. Oct 24, 1777

Ebenezer Geer and wife, Sarah had issue:
1. Abigail Geer b.Apr 6, 1775
2. Martin Geer b. Dec 20, 1776 d. Sep ll, 1777 Sarah Geer d. Feb 23, 1777

George and Anna Geer had one child:
l. Royal Geer b.Mar 5, 1789.

Walter Geer m. Lucy Allen dau of Benjamin and Peggy (Spafford) Allen b. Mar 28, 1758. Their children:
l. Harmony Geer b. at Lebanon, NH June 27, 1784.
2. Dan Geer b. at Windsor, VT Nov 7, 1786.
3. Lucy Geer b.Jan 29, 1789.