[BAER - BEAR Family Bible, Lancaster, York County PA] : Biblia, das ist, Die ganze Heilige Schrift des alten und Neuen Testaments : nach der deutschen Uebersetzung d. Martin Luthers ; mit eines jeden Capitels kurzen Summarien ; auch beygefuegten vielen aufs neue berichtigten Parallelen

Martin Luther

Gedruckt und zu haben bey Kimber und Scharpless, Buchhändler, Nro. 8, in der südlichen Viertenstrasse, Philadelphia, [between 1827 & 1851]

Hand written, original genealogical documents in German from the early 18th century (Presumed from Benjamin, 1727-1799 or Heinrich Baer, 1758-1821 of Rohrerstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania).  First record begins in 1717, with 46 entries before 1798.  The Bible contains 4 page "Familien=Register" between old and new testaments, which include detailed family records.  Includes the birth Records of Jacob Bear (1806-1881) (Son of Benjamin (1784-1825 of Lancaster) and Susanna Baer (ne Brubaker), his wife Fanny Bardell (1823-1902), The Baer's owned a distillery for over 100 years.  Includes related ephemera, including the actual hair of four Baer's (Jacob, John, Fanny, David), tied in a ribbon, and labeled and pinned to a paper (by Fanny Baer).  Includes the birth's of their children: Adam B Baer, 1843–1926;  Susan Baer Dietrich,  1845–1928;  Fannie Baer Miller,  1847–1928; Annie B Baer Hershey, 1850–1934;  Harry B Baer,  1856–1937; Elizabeth B. Baer Kessler, 1861-1893.  

Early Pennsylvanian Lutheran Bible, in German.  Bound in full contemporary polished calf. Binding weakening.  975 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plates ; 29 cm (4to).  Scattered spotting. New Testament has special t.p.: Das Neue Testament unsers herrn und heilandes Jesu Christi verdeutscht von D. Martin Luther. In Stereotypen, verfertigt, von J. Howe.