Does anyone know the maiden name of the wife of Jeremiah Boyer? In the 1850 census she was Eleanora -- in 1860 Ellen. She was born about 1808. They had a daughter, Catherine, who was born about 1838 in Berks Co., probably in Exeter Twp. Jeremiah was the son of Henry Boyer & Hannah Steiner (?). Siblings were Isaac, Henry, Catherine & Julian. Jane **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

Jane, Have you checked the Biographical Annals and History of Berks County, by Morton Montgomery at the Berks Rootsweb site? http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ search for "Jeremiah Boyer" There is a Jeremiah Boyer noted, along with a history of his family, on page 635 Volume I, who was born in 1810 and died in 1848 and buried at Amityville. He was the son of a Heinrich and had a wife named Nellie, which might be a nickname of Ellen or Eleaonora. Heinrich Boyer was a son of Johann Heinrich. His wife's name was Hannah. They had children: Jeremiah, born April 26, 1810, died March 3, 1848, and his wife Nellie, born Dec. 30, 1807, died Dec. 12, 1883 aged seventy-five years, eleven months, thirteen days; Anna Maria, born 1812, died 1832; and Isaac, born 1817, died 1839. All of these Boyers are buried in the graveyard at Amityville. Betty