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Baer (Baehr, Bähr, Bair, Bar, Bare, Barr, Bear, Beare, Behr, Boehr) familyA Swiss Mennonite family name, one of the earliest records of this name occurs in 1548 when Johannes Bair wrote a letter to the brotherhood in Moravia. This letter is found in the Martyrs' Mirror. The name was also found in Bavaria and Franconia. One of the earliest Baer arrivals in America was Jacob who reached Philadelphia Sept. 30, 1727. The family has been found in Lancaster and York counties in Pennsylvania, and also in Maryland, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and other western states and provinces. Martin Baer of York County, Pa. moved to Canada in 1800, locating near Hespeler (now part of Cambridge), Ontario. BibliographyBraght, Theileman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs Mirror. Scottdale, Pa., 1951. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 211-212. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2009 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page:MLA style: Hartzler, Harold H. "Baer (Baehr, Bähr, Bair, Bar, Bare, Barr, Bear, Beare, Behr, Boehr) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 07 January 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B343ME.html> APA style: Hartzler, Harold H. (1953). "Baer (Baehr, Bähr, Bair, Bar, Bare, Barr, Bear, Beare, Behr, Boehr) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 07 January 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B343ME.html> Document Actions |
