John Geer (1703 - 1776)

Born 29 Mar 1703 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Zerviah Geer — married 12 May 1725 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1776 at age 72 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

John was born in 1703. He passed away in 1776.

John Geer was born 29 March 1703; baptized 1 August 1703 (called Jonathan in Church Register); died 7 March 1776; married in Preston 12 May 1725, Zerviah Geer (17).

Children: -- all born in Preston: 5, 3 sons and 2 daughters

Mary Geer, born 11 October 1727; married in Preston March 1746, Daniel Starkweather. Nine children.

John Geer, born 6 August 1729; died in 1811; married Jerusha Park.

Zelphia Geer, born 1 December 1734; married in Preston 17 November 1763, David Perkins, of Exeter, R. I.

Asa Geer, born n August 1737; died in 1781; married Rebecca Martin

Israel Geer, born 9 November 1740; died 12 August 1812; married Thankful Kilburn.

Sources

• The Bi-Centennial Celebration, First Congregational Church of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898 (The Society, Preston, 1900) Page 137. Baptism record.
• Greene, David L., A Reconstruction of The Family of Daniel² Geer (circa 1673-1749) of Preston, Connecticut, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1988) Vol. 142, Page 39 & Page 47.
• Genealogy of the Geer Family in America from 1635 to 1914. by Geer, Walter, and Florence E. Young. Publication: Tobias A. Wright, Printer, 1914. pg 26. https://archive.org/stream/geergenealogyhis00geer#page/26/search/+Zerviah
• John Geer Entry for Asa Geer and other children in Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649-1906
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-K2P : 11 February 2018), Daniell Gears in entry for John Gears, 29 Mar 1703; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

Children:

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-K28 : 11 February 2018), John Geer in entry for Asa Geer, 11 Aug 1737; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-L6D : 11 February 2018), John Geer in entry for Israel Geer, 09 Nov 1740; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77V-DBN : 11 February 2018), John Geer in entry for Mary Geer, 11 Oct 1727; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77V-699 : 11 February 2018), John Geer in entry for Zilpha Geer, 01 Dec 1734; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-K2R : 11 February 2018), John Geer in entry for John Geer, 06 Aug 1729; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.