Born: 13 Jan 1791 at Second Peninsula,L'burg Co, NS, Chr 3 Feb 1791 at the Dutch Ref Ch, Lunenburg, NS
Died: bef 12 Mar 1867

Father: Johannes BACHMAN #76 (b 1 Nov 1748 Germany - d 4 Feb 1826 at Lunenburg)
Mother: Maria Eve HERMAN #77 (b 10 Jul 1755 Lunenburg - d 7 Dec 1824)

Married: 19 Dec 1816 at Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS to Elizabeth LAY #39 (b 4 Oct 1795 Second Peninsula, NS - d bef 5 Aug 1859 ); they had 11 children.

Children:

1. George BACHMAN (b 1820 at Second Peninsula, NS - d 1894 at Second Peninsula, NS) m Catherine LOY;
2. Sarah BACHMAN (b 4 Apr 1821 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 11 Jun 1821 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d after 5 Aug 1859), m David SLAUGENWEIT;
3. Daniel BACHMAN (b 1 Feb 1823 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 20 Mar 1823 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d after 5 Aug 1859), m 31 Mar 1868 to Susan HEISLER;
4. Sophia Elizabeth BACHMAN (b 1 Apr 1825 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 10 Jul 1825 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d after 5 Aug 1859), m Daniel HECKMAN;
5. Mary Ann BACHMAN (b 20 May 1826 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 8 Jul 1826 at St.John's Anglican Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d after 5 Aug 1859), m 25 Dec 1851 at St. John's Anglican Ch, Lunenburg, NS to John CRUICKSHANK;
6. Catharine Matilda BACHMAN #19 (b 13 Jun 1828 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 20 Sep 1828 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d 23 Feb 1912), m John Martin MEISNER #18;
7. Benjamin BACHMAN (b 16 Aug 1830 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 30 Sep 1830 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d after 5 Aug 1859 ), m to Elizabeth INGLES;
8. Caleb BACHMAN (b 3 Dec 1832 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 28 Mar 1833 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d about 1904), m Emma Louise MASON;
9. Joshua BACHMAN (b 14 Feb 1835 at Second Peninsula, NS, Chr 4 May 1835 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS - d 1919 at Lunenburg, NS), m 1860/1870 at Rose Bay, NS to Mary Ann SEABOYER;
10. David BACHMAN (b 2 Feb 1838 at Second Peninsula, NS - d 23 Apr 1919 at Second Peninsula, NS), m 25 Jan 1868 to Alice FRANCK;
11. Nathaniel BACHMAN (b 1839 at Second Peninsula, NS - d after 5 Aug 1859), m 1861 to Mary HECKMAN;

WILL:

In the Name of God Amen

I George Bachman Sen of the Township and County of Lunenburg in the Province of Nova Scotia Yeoman considering the state of this mortal life and being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed by Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say as for that worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with I dispose thereof as follows:

First I give and bequeath unto my seven sons that is to say George Bachman, Daniel Bachman, Benjamin Bachman, Caleb Bachman, Joshua Bachman, David Bachman and Nathaniel Bachman the land that I dwell on with dwelling house and barn being about sixty acres more or less. I also give unto my seven aforenamed sons my big lot lying in the rear of Northwest. I likewise give unto my seven sons the island which I own being one half of Ragged Island to them their heirsand assigns for ever I request that if any of my sons should depart this life without any heirs his portion after his death shall equally be divided among his remaining brothers. I likewise request that all my moveable property or personal estate with household furniture shall be equally divided between my seven aforenamed sons.

I give and bequeath unto my four daughters that is to say Sarah Slaugenweit wife of David Slaugenweit, Sophia Heckman wife of Daniel Heckman, Mary Ann Cruickshank wife of John Cruickshank, and Catherine Meisinger wife of Martin Meisinger the sum of twenty Pounds each to them their heirs and assigns for ever which they shall draw eighteen months after my death out of my estate.

Lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons George Bachman and Daniel Bachman as executors of this my Last Will and Testament as witnesses whereof we have hereunto set our hands this fifth day of August in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine.

Signed and published declared by the said testator to be his last will and testament in presence of us who have hereunto set our hands as witnesses in the presence of the said testator.

Witnesses Henry Shupe, Jacob Herman, Wililam Whitman

George Bachman

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