Adam Bucher ¹

  General Notes:

General Notes:

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bullet Birth Notes:

His age was 80 in the newspaper notice in the Republican Compiler, so subtracted from 1847 the birth year would be 1766.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt Birth, 1761-1765, , , Pennsylvania, USA. 2 From combining the 1800 to 1840 census, Adam's birth year is narrowd to 1761-1765.

2. Census, 1810, Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. 2 The first census where Adam Bucher is listed in Adams County is as Adam Bocher in Cumberland Township in 1810 with this household:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1801-1810) = 1 son (Johannes)
10-15 (1795-1800) = 1 son (older brother?)
45 & over (<=1765) = 1 father Adam
Females (born)
Under 10 (1801-1810) = 1 daughter
10-15 (1795-1800) = 1 daughter
16-25 (1785-1794) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1765) = 1 mother

3. Census, 1820, Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. In the 1820 Census is listed Adam Boocher with this household:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820)
10-15 (1805-1810) = 2 sons
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 father Adam
Females (born)
10-15 (1805-1810) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 mother

4. Census, 1830, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. 3 In 1830 the household of Adam Booher had:
Males (born)
60-69 (1761-1770) = 1 Adam
Females (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830)
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter
30-39 (1791-1800) = 1 daughter
60-69 (1761-1770) = 1 mother

5. Census, 1840, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. 4 In 1840 Adam Bucher's household had:
Males (born)
70-79 (1761-1770) = Adam
Females (born)
70-79 (1761-1770) = wife

6. Obituary: Republican Compiler, Apr 1847, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. 1 Died April 23, 1847 Mr. Adam Bucher, Menallen Twp., this county, aged 80 years.

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Adam married Elizabeth. (Elizabeth was born about 1765 in , , Pennsylvania, USA 2 5 and died on 21 Aug 1859.)

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Sources

1 Stover, Robert, Abstracts from the Republican Compiler, Adams County, PA 1831-1851 (Baltimore MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1976.)

2 1810 United States Census, PA, Adams County, Cumberland Township, Series: M252 Roll: 44 Page: 53.

3 1830 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, Series: M19 Roll: 143 Page: 92.

4 1840 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, Series: M704 Roll: 435 Page: 84.

5 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Franklin Township, Series: M432 Roll: 743 Page: 170. ¹

Adam married Elizabeth. (Elizabeth was born about 1765 in Pennsylvania, USA and died on 21 Aug 1859.)