Died
at age 59
in Penn Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Esther was born in 1814.
She married John Forrer 1832, with the Rev. Thomas Leinbach performing the ceremony. They were the parents of 16 children:
Edward, b 23 Aug 1833, m Sarah Ann Jodon 1859, 4 children
John, b 28 Sep 1834, res. Elkhart IN in 1890s
Levi, b 29 May 1836, died young
Amanda b 29 Sep 1837, m Wm H. Gemberling, Selinsgrove, 8 children
Jonathan b 22 Nov 1838, m 1861 Deborah Grissinger, res. Milton PA, 10 children
Rebecca, b 1840, m Wm Wagenseller, 10 children
William, b 11 Mar 1842, died before 1898.
Alfred, b 20 Jul 1843, d 19 Aug 1879
Elmira b 29 Oct 1844, m1 Matthias U. App, m2 David Reed, res Cass MI.
Lydia b 19 Sep 1846, m Norman Fisher
Mary Ann b 24 Aug 1848, m Jacob Martin 1875, res Goshen IN, 5 children
Elizabeth b 9 Sep 1850, m W.N. Fisher, res Isle of Que, 6 children
Samuel Boyer b 25 Aug 1852, unm
son, b 12 Jan 1854, died in infancy
Calvin, b 28 Feb 1855, m Alice Daubert, res near Kantz, Snyder Co., 2 children
Catherine, b 25 Nov 1857, m Frank Duck. res near Kantz, 1 son
She passed away in 1874.
Research Notes
Some tips on Esther's ancestry for further research are found on p 180 of Wagenseller. The Zerbe family came from Schoharie NY to Tulpekocken, Berks, PA and settled in the Weiser colony, 1723 and after. Peter Sarvey; Jacob Zerbe; John, Christian and Benjamin Zerbe in 1779.
Esther's parents are not listed on FS.
The spelling of Forrer shifted to Forry or even Ferry sometime in the mid-1800s.