Henry MASSER

1775 - 1853  (78 years)

• Name	Henry MASSER
  Born	11 Feb 1775	Oley Twp, Berks Co, PA
  Gender	Male
  Unknown	Abt 1801	Sunbury, Northumberland Co, PA
  	Migrated
  Will	19 Apr 1853	Sunbury, Northumberland Co, PA
  Died	17 Jul 1853	Sunbury, Northumberland Co, PA
  Probate	25 Jul 1853	Northumberland Co, PA
  _UID	31B2D7035C3F48BE86F678BF348C84A6FB81
  Buried	Spruce St Cemetery, Sunbury, Northumberland Co, PA
  Person ID	I625333422	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Mattheus MAßER,   b. 18 Jul 1733, Wurttemberg, Germany ,   d. 20 Jul 1797, Alsace Twp, Berks Co, PA  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Barbara BERGER,   b. Abt 1739, Switzerland ,   d. Aft 1810, Reading, Berks Co, PA  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	Between 1759 and 1762	PA
  Family ID	F549247531	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Barbara BALDY,   b. 11 Jul 1785, Sunbury, Northumberland Co, PA ,   d. 24 Jun 1828, Sunbury, Northumberland Co, PA  (Age 42 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1802
  Last Modified	17 May 2014
  Family ID	F549247537	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  1810 census, pg 220, Sunbury, 20210-10200 1820 census, pg 054, Sunbury, 521101-11110 1830 census, pg 188, Sunbury 1840 census, pg 238, Sunbury 1850 census, pg 206, Sunbury, Henry 75, merchant, etc. single sp -> 1797, Peter Gax and Elisabeth (at Spiess) Northumberland County Acct book 3:743 From Floyd's History of Northumberland County, pg 499: Henry Masser, another son of Matthias, the emigrant ancestor, was born Feb. 11, 1775, in Oley Berks Co., Pa., and died July 17, 1853. After learning the trade of tinsmith he engaged in business for a short time at Gettysburg and Harrisburg, Pa., in 1801 coming toSunbury, Northumberland county, and establishing himself in business in the same line. In 1809 he enlarged his business, dealing in general merchandise thereafter and he continued in that business until 1852 shortly before his death; Throughout this long period he was at the one location, occupying the two story brick building on the south side of Market Street on the second lot west of Center alley. He was prominent in the public affairs of his day, serving as county commissioner, 1808-11; as county auditor, 1813-14, and 1820-22; and as justice of the peace for many years. On Dec. 5, 1802, Henry Masser married Mary Barbara Baldy, who was born at Sunbury July 11, 1785, daughter of Paul Baldy, and died at that place June 24, 1828; her funeral sermon was preached from the text Luke 1:30. They had a family of twelve children, viz.: Mary Catharine, born Aug. 31, 1803, died April 4, 1805; Elizabeth, born June15, 1805, married Rev. Jeremiah Shindell, of Allentown, Pa., who died before her; William, born Sept. 4, 1807, was a farmer and lived near Three Rivers, Mich.; Henry B., born Aug. 17, 1809, died July 8, 1897, is mentioned below;John was born June 17, 1811; Mary Ann, born May 6, 1813, married Francis Bucher, of Sunbury, whom she survived, her death occurring Oct. 1, 1903; Peter B.,born April 11, 1815, died Nov. 14, 1866; Charles, born Feb. 14, 1817, died Aug. 1, 1841; George Washington, born Feb. 22, 1819, died March 13, 1870; Jacob B., born Jan. 17, 1820, died Sept. 10, 1876; Edward Baldy, born May 9, 1822, died Nov. 7, 1852; Henrietta A., born Oct. 16, 1824, died Aug. 10, 1832. will mentions: William of Michigan Henry Peter George Washington Jacob Elizabeth Shindel w/o Jeremias Mary Bucher w/o Francis