Rachel Bauer (1818)

Born 23 Sep 1818 in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Rachel was born in 1818. She is the daughter of Gideon Bauer and Magdalena Eck.

Baptism - Bauer, Rachel, 23 Sep 1818, daughter of Aegidius Bauer and Madeline Eck, baptized 3 Nov 1818; sponsors James Eck and Anna Bauer.^[1] at St. Paul's Chapel, Churchville, Berks, Pennsylvania.

Research Notes

Some baptisms are recorded in the GR that were performed by the priest as he traveled through the parish. This baptism record has the mother's name as Madeline instead of Magdalena.

Sources

1. ↑ Goshenhoppen Registers at St. Paul's Chapel, Churchville, Berks, Pennsylvania.

• Goshenhoppen Registers - Catholic missionary work began outside of Philadelphia in 1716. In 1741, records, though fragmentary, of the Goshenhoppen area began in a missal written by Rev. Theodore Schneider. He was the founder of St. Paul's Chapel in 1752 after the land was deeded to the church; it was usually known as the Goshenhoppen Mission. In 1835, a large addition was made to the front side of the chapel and the name was changed to Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The location is in southeastern Berks County near the border with Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. When the postal service began Rural Free Delivery in 1896, many villages needed to be renamed because of the duplication of names, Churchville was renamed Bally. This name was a tribute to the priest, Rev. Augustine Bally. He had served the Catholic Church there and in outlying areas from 1837 to 1882.

• Helen E. Arkey, Eck Families Primarily Listing Descendants of Jacob Egg/Eck and Anna Maria Margaret Kilcher, p. 100; Allentown, PA, 1992