Dorothea (Bronner) Kehr (1822 - 1900)

Born 5 Mar 1822 in Oberbronn, Alsace, France

Ancestors

Wife of George Bernard Kehr — married 18 Aug 1839 in New London, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 14 May 1900 at age 78 in Buffalo, Erie, New York

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Biography

Dorothey was born in 1822. She is the oldest child and daughter of Jean Jacques Bronner and Catherine Weil.

She immigrated to Buffalo with her family and at the age of nearly eighteen, she was married to George P. Kehr. They had a large family. They always lived on the same block or around the corner from her sisters in the 9th ward of Buffalo (lower West side, which was historically the village of Black Rock).

Sources

• Baptismal records of Oberbronn, Alsace, France. Dorethea Bronner Birth. Rec no. 3 for Dorethea Bronner, daughter of Jean Jacques Bronner, Jr ( "Le Juene" ) and Catherine nee Weil. The baby was born at house no. 209 Oberbronn. https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C337-P1-R204581#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C337-P1-R204581-2269038 .

• Ancestry.com, New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Surrogate's Records, Approx. 1800-1929; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Erie County); Probate Place: Erie, New York.

• Image of deed from the State of New York to the heirs of Jacob Bronner, Dorothy, Magdalena, Louisa, Sophia, and Carolina Bronner dated 16 Aug 1836, Recorded 21 Mar 1856. The Northern third of Block Number Ninety-four of the Village of Black Rock . "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WX-3741?cc=2078654&wc=M7CS-1NR%3A358137701%2C359226501 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Erie > Deeds 1855-1857 vol 172-173 > image 613 of 900; multiple county courthouses, New York.

• Index record of the above deed: "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WX-TH7K?cc=2078654&wc=M7CR-P38%3A358137701%2C361765301 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Erie > Deed index-grantee 1808-1859 vol 1, A-F > image 249 of 788; multiple county courthouses, New York.

• Letters Patent to Magdalina Smith, wife of John Henry Smith, Dorothy Kerhe, wife of George Barnard Kehr, Louisa Lapp, wife of Jacob Lapp, Caroline Wynhamer, wife of George B. Wynhamer, and Sophia Bronner for that part of New Jersey Street adjoining Block number Ninety-four of the late South Village of Black Rock, being sixteen and a half feet wide, and two hundred sixty four feet in length. Dated and recorded in 1854 "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WX-3WDC?cc=2078654&wc=M7CM-YWG%3A358137701%2C359055401 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Erie > Deeds 1853-1855 vol 148-149 > image 417 of 633; multiple county courthouses, New York.

• Index entry for above deed: "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WX-T419?cc=2078654&wc=M7CR-P38%3A358137701%2C361765301 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Erie > Deed index-grantee 1808-1859 vol 1, A-F > image 248 of 788; multiple county courthouses, New York.

• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K635-DQG : 19 November 2014), Dorah Kuhen in household of George P Hken, Ward 9, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,679. Image: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LB5S-9N9?cc=1937366&wc=M6GQ-82S%3A237409201%2C237554701 : 22 May 2014), Erie > Buffalo City, Ward 9 > image 15 of 68; county clerk offices, New York.

• Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Under the surname spelling of Kher.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 March 2021), memorial page for Dorothea E. Kehr (1822–1900), Find a Grave Memorial no. 85203725, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Jay Boone (contributor 46889203) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85203725/dorothea-e.-kehr

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L69H-H48 , Numerous sources and descendants.