Johannes 'John' Gaumer Sr.
(1750-1799)
Johannes ‘John’ Gaumer Sr. was born on March 12, 1750, in Macungie Twp., Northampton County, PA, a twin son of Johann Dietrich and Maria ‘Elizabeth’ (Meinert) Gaumer Sr. According to Myrtle Knepper Weniger’s The Gaumer Family and Allied Lines, he was a Revolutionary War veteran.
In about 1778, Johannes married Albertina Christina Dean.
They had 10 children – Johann Richard Gaumer, John Dietrich 'Dider' Gaumer, Johannes Jacob Gaumer, Johann Henry Gaumer, Johann Adam Gaumer, Elizabeth Allen, Charles Gaumer and three unidentified daughters.
They lived in Macungie Twp.; Oldtown, MD; Londonderry Twp., Bedford County, PA; and Southampton Twp., Somerset County, PA.
Johannes Sr. died in 1799 in Southampton Twp. Albertina’s fate is unknown.
It is also not known what became of their sons.
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