Rebecca Ann (Dotterer) Mest (1843 - 1887)

Born 16 May 1843 in Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1887 at age 44 in Berks County, Pennsylvania

Biography

Rebecca was born on May 16,1843 in Berks County, Pennsylvania and a daughter of George Dotterer and Maria Unknown. She passed away on October 7, 1887 and buried in the Hill Church Union Cemetery in Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial Number: 38913445

Residence

1865 --- PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY CHURCH AND TOWN RECORDS 1669-2013

Name: Rebecca Dotterer

Event Type: Residence

Residence Date: April 23, 1865

Residence Place: Pike, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Denomination: Lutheran

Organization Name: St. Joseph's (Hill) Lutheran Church

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Citation: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. --- Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. --- Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.

U. S. Censuses

1850 --- U. S. Federal Census, Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania -- Dwelling Number: 148 - Line: 23 - Page: 468B - Microfilm Roll: 754 ----- George Dotterer 49 (head - farmer) Pennsylvania - Mary 444 (wife) Pennsylvania - David 21 (son - laborer) Pennsylvania - William 14 (son) Pennsylvania - Jacob 10 (son) Pennsylvania - Catherine 18 (dau) Pennsylvania - Elizabeth 16 (dau) Pennsylvania - Barbara 12 (dau) Pennsylvania - Rebecca 7 (dau) Pennsylvania - Emaline 4 (dau) Pennsylvania - Theresa 3 (dau) Pennsylvania --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1860 --- U. S. Federal Census, Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania -- Dwelling Number: 165 - Line: 3 _ Page: 220 - Microfilm Roll: 1073 --- George Dotterer 59 (head - farmer) Pennsylvania - Daniel 30 (son - day laborer) Pennsylvania - Catherine 25 (daughter) Pennsylvania - Barbara 21 (daughter) Pennsylvania - Jacob 18 (son - day laborer) Pennsylvania - Rebecca 16 (daughter) Pennsylvania - Emmaline 14 (daughter) Pennsylvania - Theresa 10 (daughter) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Cemetery

1887 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT

Name: Rebecca Ann Mest

Birth Date: August 16, 1843

Birth Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: October 7, 1887

Death Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Cemetery: Hill Church Union Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Has Bio?: No

Father: George Dotterer

Mother: Maria Barbara Dotterer

Spouse: Samuel Henery Koch Mest

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38913445/rebecca-ann-mest

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: ceThis database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab