Roger Geer (1753 - 1845)

Born 18 May 1753 in Preston City, Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Keziah (Tucker) Geer — married 24 Nov 1774 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1845 at age 92 in Black Lick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Name

Roger Geer

Birth

• Roger Geer: Birth • Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906
• Name: Roger Geer
• Sex: Male
• Father's Name: Daniel Geer
• Mother's Name: Abigail
• Event Type: Birth
• Event Date: 18 May 1753
• Event Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
• Event Place (Original): Preston Twp, New London, Conneticut
  • Source^[1]

Marriage

24 NOV 1774 Preston City, New London, Connecticut

Wife: Keziah Tucker

Children:

1. Daniel
2. Cyrus, m. Polly Lathrop
3. James, m. Mary Geer, seven children
4. Elisha, m. Penelope Davis
5. Eunice Geer, m. Cyrus Davis
6. Keziah, m. ___ Stackhouse
7. Abby, m. ___ Newton

• 1790 Census: New London, Connecticut^[2]

Revolutionary War

• Roger Geer: Military • United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872
• Name: Roger Geer
• Event Type: Military Service
• Event Date: 04 Mar 1831
• Event Place: United States
• Page Number: 384
• Affiliate Publication Number: T718
• Affiliate Publication Title: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from the Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury.
  • Source^[3]

Death

• Roger Geer: Death • Find A Grave Index
• Name: Roger Geer
• Death Date: 21 Oct 1845
• Birth Date: 18 May 1753
• Event Type: Burial
• Event Place: Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Cemetery: Old Liberty Street Cemetery
• Photograph Included: N
• Note: Contains Biography (below)
  • Roger moved from Preston, CT to Warrensburg (then a part of Thurman, Washington, NY), by 1810, (one source says he owned a farm in Argyle, Washington, NY) and finally to Blacklick Twp, Indiana, PA about 1820. He was 92 at the time of his death. He was a soldier in the Revolution. His brother was a captain in the same war, and Robert, another brother was on board a privateer, which ventured into the British Channel. Jacob, another brother was killed in the last Indian war in Ohio.
  • Source^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-KXV : 7 January 2020), Roger Geer, 1753.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-H4J : Thu Oct 05 12:28:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Roger Geers, 1790.
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2TSC : Sat Dec 09 06:26:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Roger Geer, 04 Mar 1831.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124993903/roger-geer: accessed 17 December 2023), memorial page for Rev. Roger Geer (18 May 1753–21 Oct 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124993903, citing Old Liberty Street Cemetery, Blairsville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Phil Davis (contributor 47012806).

• Meech, Susan Spicer. History of The Descendants of Peter Spicer (F.H. Gilson Co., Boston, 1911) Page 69 & Page 103.
• Geer, Walter. The Geer Genealogy, A Historical Record of George and Thomas Geer and Their Descendants (Brentano's, New York, 1923) Page 40.