Mary Garges

F, b. 29 March 1774, d. before 4 June 1860
     Mary was born on Tuesday, 29 March 1774 in Pennsylvania. Mary married Abraham Geil, son of Jacob Geil and Anna Clymer, on 17 September 1795 in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Abe & Mary had children: Henry [10/08/1796-3/14/1858][m. Mary Silvius], John [1/22/1799-10/19/1889][m. Mary Driver], Jacob [10/05/1802-8/28/1883]], Sarah [2/01/1807], William [8/22/1808-2/06/1895][m. after 1860 Anna C.], Abraham [10/15/1812-2/14/1894][m. after 1860 Uree Fell], Priscilla [5/29/1816-3/12/1867] & George [6/22/1818-2/15/1879][m. Lydia Ann [Keppert ?].1 Abe moved with his father to Rockingham County, Virginia when he was 14 years old. Whe he was 26 years old, he moved back to Doylestown. It is here that he & his wife raised their family. The family belonged to the Mennonite Church. Abe was a weaver.2 10 August 1850, the U.S. Federal Census listed Mary living in the home of her son at Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Enumerated in this household were Jacob Geil [50 Pennsylvania]; William Geil [44 Pennsylvani], Abraham [40 Pennsylvania], Prescilla [35 Pennsylvania], Mary Geil [76 Pennsylvania] and George H. Boerk [14 Pennsylvania].3 Mary departed this life before 4 June 1860 in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.4

Family

Abraham Geil b. 25 May 1769, d. 15 Feb 1830

Citations

  1. [S506] Note: Inscription: In memory of Henry Geil - born Oct 8, 1796 - Died Mar 14, 1858 - Aged 61 years 5 months 6 days. [Mennonite Cemetery, Doylestown, Bucks County., Pennsylvania] - Courtesy of Betty Sobatka
    Inscription: Our Father, John Geil - Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Jun. 22, 1799, and died Oct. 19, 1889: Aged 96 yrs 8 mos 27 ds. [Mennonite Cemetery, Doylestown, Bucks County., Pennsylvania] - Courtesy of kimmie925
    Inscrition: William Geil - Aug 22, 1808 - Feb. 6, 1895. - Courtesy Diane Whittock.
  2. [S426] U. S. Federal Census Record: 12 August 1850 - Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    - Henry Geil [53 Pennsylvania], his wife, Mary [51 Pennsylvania], children: Jacob S. [27 Pennsylvania], Mary [18 Pennsylvania], Ann Elizabeth [12 Pennsylvania], Elizabeth Silvins [62 Pennsylvania], and John L. Burk [13 Pennsylvania]. [Sheet 672, line 31]
    - George Geil [31 Pennsylvania], his wife, Lydia Ann [34 Pennsylvania], children: William F. [6 Pennsylvania], Elizabeth Kespert [60 Pennsylvania]. [Sheet 672, line 18]
  3. [S674] 1850 United States Federal Census: Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Sheet 183, line 26 - transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy.
  4. [S426] U. S. Federal Census Record: 4 June 1860 - Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Jacob Geil [55 Pennsylvania], William [50 Pennsylvania], Abraham [48 Pennsylvania], Priscilla [44 Pennsylvania] and Jacob Rapp [14 Pennsylvania]. [Sheet 1, line 17]