Aaron DeLong (1823 - 1872)

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Died 13 Mar 1872 at age 49 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Aaron DeLong was born in February 1823, a son of Michael DeLong (1792–1881) and Rebecca Lobach (1798–1864).

He married Sarah Beiber (1821-1873) in about 1848. Their children included:

1. Dewald Bieber DeLong (1849–1936)
2. Rebecca Amanda DeLong (1850–1923)
3. Adam Bieber DeLong (1852–1928)
4. Benneville Bieber DeLong (1854–1918)
5. Catharina Anna DeLong (1856–1858)
6. Wilson DeLong (1859–1870)
7. Jonathan Bieber DeLong (1861–1926)

Aaron passed away at age 49 in March 1872 and was buried in Union Cemetery of Bowers. Bowers Station, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Plot: Row 16).^[1]

His will was written two days before he died and was filed in Berks County Courthouse. The executors of the estate were his adult children: Dewald (named Theobald in some documents) DeLong, Adam DeLong and Rebecca Amanda DeLong.^[2] His Probate Estate Files include the original will written in German as well as a translation of the will, inventory, guardianship papers, sales, etc. with 54 total pages on file.^[3] Benneville Boyer was named the guardian of the two minor children, Benneville DeLong and Jonathan DeLong.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44675099/aaron-delong : accessed 9 December 2018), memorial page for Aaron DeLong (10 Feb 1823–13 Mar 1872), Find A Grave Memorial no. 44675099, citing Union Cemetery of Bowers, Bowers, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Everlastings (contributor 47150597); Photo added by Kenneth Schaeffer.
2. ↑ Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts. Wills, 1752-1860; Index, 1752-1915; Author: Berks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8802&h=402893&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=26c268441&_phstart=successSource
3. ↑ Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts. Estate Files, 1752-1915; Author: Berks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8802&h=1362503&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=26c268441&_phstart=successSource

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44K-C2W : 12 April 2016), Aaron Delong, Long Swamp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 260, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXP7-LRC : 13 December 2017), Aaron De Long, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZL2-WYY : 12 April 2016), Aaron Delong, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 35, family 271, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,807.