Spelling variations include: Bauer, Baur, Bauerr, Bauerre, Bower, Boerema, Bohr, Burr and many more. First found in Austria and Bavaria, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Adam Bauer, age 28, who came to Canada in 1783; Catherina Bauer, age 40, who arrived in New York State in 1901; Frederick Bauer, who settled in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1855. Jacob Bauer came to Philadelphia in 1749.
Suggested Readings for the name Bauer "Alsace to America: The History of the Bauer Family" by Stephen Francis Bauer, "The Bauer Family; Descendants of Johann Jacob Bauer (1796-1858) and His Wife Mary Elizabeth (Roehner) Bauer (1794-1856) of Union County, New Jersey" by Harriet Stryker-Rodda.
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More About Surname History Bauer: Other Researcher 1: 29 January 2004, Daniel J. Fuhs &/or Marthann Kohl-Fuhs .365, 366 Other Researcher 2: 2003, Bill Langenfeld.367, 368 Other Researcher 3: 2003, Daniel (Dan) J. Bauer.369, 370 Researched: 27 January 2004, http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Bauer/Bauer_family_Crest/Bauer_coat_of_arms/qx/Bauer.htm.370
Surname History Bauer (d. date unknown)
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