Catharine (Huber) Bright (abt. 1732 - abt. 1814)

Born about 27 Jun 1732 in Reading Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 5 Jul 1814 at about age 82 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Research note Merged profile had alternative birth place Zürich, Switzerland

Catherine was born in 1732. She married twice and died in 1814. Both last names Bauer\Bower and Huber\Hoover have two different spelling.

MARRIAGE: A.G. Green HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE BRIGHT FALMILY, (Reading:

Times Book Print, 1900) FHL # 1024704, item 10.

NOTES: Her name is now spelled HOOVER

Catherine and Conrad Bower had seven children

1. Catherine, m. John Spahn;
2. Jacob Bower;
3. George Bower;
4. Henry Bower;
5. Barbara, m. Henry Miller;
6. Susanna, m. John Truckenmiller;
7. Eve, m. Michael Harvey.

Catherine and Michael Brecht\Bright had _ children:

Catharine Huber. ^[1]

Born 27 JUN 1732. Reading Pennslyvania. ^[2]

Died 05 JUL 1814. Reading Pennslyvania. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Conrad Bower
2. ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Conrad Bower
3. ↑ Source: #S1 Database online. Record for Conrad Bower

The 1767 Petition of Michael Brecht and Catharine his wife, admx of Conrad Bauer deceased, setting forth "That the said Conrad Bauer died Intestate seized and possessed of a considerable real and personal estate and leaving issue, seven children six of whom to wit: Jacob, George, Henry, Barbara, Susanna and Eve, are each under the age of fourteen years and praying the court to take care of the persons and estates of the said Minor Children" was read and the Court appointed: Henry Christ Esquire, William Reeser, and Peter Fedler all of the Town of reading, Guardians of the persons and Estates of the six Minor children afore named.

Pennsylvania Probate Records, Berks, Orphans' Court Proceedings 1752-1787, Volume 1 page 265 (found on page 138/483)

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1781 Distribution of Estate (found on page 1685/2151)

Wife Catherine has remarried to Michael Brecht and lists children:

Jacob Bower

George Bower

Catherine wife of John Spohn

Barbara wife of Henry Miller

Susanna wife of John Truckenmiller

Eve wife of Michael Harvey (she is still in her minority)

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Find a Grave

"The father of General Bower and the ancestor of this prominent family of Pennsylvania was Conrad Bower, a pioneer settler of Reading, who became one of the city's largest property holders. He married Catharine Hoover. After the death of Conrad Bower in 1765, in the following year, his widow became the second wife of Michael Bright, a man of substance, and she died in 1814."

"Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99T-FG5L?cc=1999196&wc=9PMZ-DPK%3A268499201%2C284740701 : 3 July 2014), Berks > Orphans' Court proceedings 1752-1787 vol 1-3 > image 138 of 483; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of 2011-5-20.ged on 21 May 2011.
• Source: S1 Ancestry.com Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;Date: 2006;;;; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 www.ancestry.com