Buzzard Family
First Generation

1. Philip Johannes Bossert.
Born About 1706 in Alsace, Germany.
Died 1803 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

He married Eva Catherina, 1760.
Born 31 Dec 1740 in Lancaster Co, PA.
Died 1805.

They had the following children:
2 i. Johann Melchoir Bossard
3 ii. Heinrich Bossert Bossert
4 iii. Philip Bossert
5 iv. son Bossert
Second Generation

2. Johann Melchoir Bossard. Son of Philip Johannes Bossert & Eva Catherina.
Born 18 Dec 1745 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Died 8 Feb 1830 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

He married Margareta Catharina Keller, daughter of Chistopher Keller & Anna Margaretha, 1768
in Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:
6 i. Christina Bossert
7 ii. Eva Catharina Bossert
8 iii. Johannes Genig (John George) Bossert
9 iv. Johann Phillip Bossert
10 v. Christopher Bossert
11 vi. Elisabeth Bossert
12 vii. Johann Melchior Bossard
13 viii. Andreas Bossard
14 ix. Petrus Bossert
15 x. Margareta Catherina Bossard

3. Heinrich Bossert Bossert. Son of Philip Johannes Bossert & Eva Catherina.
Born About 1740 in Unity, twp, Buzzardtown  Westmoreland Co, PA.
Died 1791 in Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co, PA.

He married Anne Catharina, Before 1764 in Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:
16 i. Johann Melchori Bossert
17 ii. Anna Elizabeth Bossert
18 iii. Phillip Jacob Bossert
19 iv. Johann George Bossert
20 v. Johann Valintine Bossert
21 vi. Heinrich Bossert
22 vii. Anna Catharina Bossert
23 viii. Geroge Frederick Bossert
24 ix. Anna Christina (?) Bossert
25 x. Sarah Bossert
26 xi. Johannes Bossert

4. Philip Bossert. Son of Philip Johannes Bossert & Eva Catherina.
Died in in indian ambush.

5. son Bossert. Son of Philip Johannes Bossert & Eva Catherina.
Died in in indian ambush.
Third Generation

6. Christina Bossert. Daughter of Johann Melchoir Bossard & Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 15 Sep 1769 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

She married Johann Simon Heller.

7. Eva Catharina Bossert. Daughter of Johann Melchoir Bossard &
Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 27 Mar 1771 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Died 3 Apr 1837.

She married Felix Weiss.

8. Johannes Genig (John George) Bossert.
Son of Johann Melchoir Bossard & Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 8 Aug 1772 in Northampton County, PA. Died 1857.

He married Sarah.

They had the following children:

27 i. George Buzzard

9. Johann Phillip Bossert. Son of Johann Melchoir Bossard & Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 28 Dec 1773 in Northampton County, PA.

10. Christopher Bossert. Son of Johann Melchoir Bossard & Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 28 Dec 1773 in Northampton County, PA.

He married Sara.

11. Elisabeth Bossert. Daughter of Johann Melchoir Bossard & Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 14 Jan 1776 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

She married Benjamin Depue.

12. Johann Melchior Bossard. Son of Johann Melchoir Bossard &
Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 19 Feb 1779 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

13. Andreas Bossard. Son of Johann Melchoir Bossard & Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 14 Feb 1782 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

14. Petrus Bossert. Son of Johann Melchoir Bossard & Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 10 May 1784 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

He married Margaretha Kern.

They had the following children:

28 i. Johann Melchoir Bossert
29 ii. Johann Jacob Bossert
30 iii. Johannes Bossert

15. Margareta Catherina Bossard. Daughter of Johann Melchoir Bossard &
Margareta Catharina Keller.
Born 22 Apr 1786 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

16. Johann Melchori Bossert. Son of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 11 May 1772 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

He married Maria Susanna Snyder, daughter of Valentine Snyder (OR Schneider) &
Maria Elizabeth.
Born 10 Jul 1775 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Died 1840 in Toby Twp, Armstrong later Clarion, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

31 i. Johann “John”  Henrich Buzard
32 ii. Thomas Bossert
33 iii. Samuel Bossert
34 iv. Maria Elizabetha Buzzard (Bossert)
35 v. Jacob Buzzard (Bossert)
36 vi. Susanna Buzzard (Bossert)
37 vii. Anna Buzzard (Bossert)
38 viii. George W Buzzard (Bossert)
39 ix. James Bossert

17. Anna Elizabeth Bossert. Daughter of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 12 Dec 1762.

18. Phillip Jacob Bossert. Son of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 26 Sep 1763 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

He married Margaret, About 1787 in Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

40 i. George Buzzard
41 ii. Jonathan Buzzard
42 iii. Daniel Buzzard
43 iv. Philip Buzzard
44 v. Henry Buzzard
45 vi. Jonathan Buzzard

19. Johann George Bossert. Son of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 11 Mar 1771 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

He married Margaretta Vetter.

They had the following children:
46 i. John Michael Bossert
47 ii. Melchori Bossert
48 iii. George Vetter Bossert
49 iv. Anna Marie Bossert
50 v. Catherine Bossert

20. Johann Valintine Bossert. Son of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 5 May 1769 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

He married Elizabeth Poorman.
21. Heinrich Bossert. Son of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 16 Jul 1774 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

He married Catherine Link.

22. Anna Catharina Bossert. Daughter of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 4 Jun 1777 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

23. Geroge Frederick Bossert. Son of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 22 Feb 1779 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

He married Anna Harmon.

24. Anna Christina (?) Bossert. Daughter of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 25 Aug 1781 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

25. Sarah Bossert. Daughter of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 5 Aug 1786 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.

She married Matthew Stackberger.

26. Johannes Bossert. Son of Heinrich Bossert Bossert & Anne Catharina.
Born 27 Sep 1790 in Hamilton twp, Northampton Co, PA.
Fourth Generation

27. George Buzzard. Son of Johannes Genig (John George) Bossert & Sarah.
Born 8 Sep 1810.
Died 17 Dec 1859.

He married Maria Gruber.

They had the following children:

51 i. Josiah Buzzard

28. Johann Melchoir Bossert. Son of Petrus Bossert & Margaretha Kern.

29. Johann Jacob Bossert. Son of Petrus Bossert & Margaretha Kern.

30. Johannes Bossert. Son of Petrus Bossert & Margaretha Kern.

31. Johann “John”  Henrich Buzard. Son of Johann Melchori Bossert &
Maria Susanna Snyder.
Born 11 Jul 1799 in Pennslyvania.
Died 1871 in Clarion Co, PA.
Buried in Rimersburg Cemetery, Clarion Co, PA.

He first married Anna Caterina.
Born About 1745 in Pottsbrove Twp, Pennsylvania.

He second married Elizabeth “Betty” McAninch.
Born 1800 in Pennslyvania.

They had the following children:

52 i. Martin Van Buren Buzard
53 ii. Malachi Buzard
54 iii. Henry Buzard (Buzzard)

32. Thomas Bossert. Son of Johann Melchori Bossert & Maria Susanna Snyder.

33. Samuel Bossert. Son of Johann Melchori Bossert & Maria Susanna Snyder.

34. Maria Elizabetha Buzzard (Bossert).
Daughter of Johann Melchori Bossert & Maria Susanna Snyder.
Born 12 Nov 1795 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

35. Jacob Buzzard (Bossert). Son of Johann Melchori Bossert & Maria Susanna Snyder.
Born 26 Dec 1797 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

36. Susanna Buzzard (Bossert). Daughter of Johann Melchori Bossert &
Maria Susanna Snyder.
Born 1801 in Madison Twp, Armstrong (later Clarion), Pennsylvania.
Died 15 Mar 1879 in Madison Twp, Clarion, Pennsylvania.

She married James Platt.

37. Anna Buzzard (Bossert). Daughter of Johann Melchori Bossert &
Maria Susanna Snyder.
Born 11 Mar 1806 in Madison Twp, Armstrong (later Clarion), Pennsylvania.

38. George W Buzzard (Bossert). Son of Johann Melchori Bossert &
Maria Susanna Snyder.
Born 15 Apr 1811 in Toby Twp, Armstrong (later Clarion), Pennsylvania.
Died 23 Feb 1865 in Madison Twp, Clarion, Pennsylvania.

He married Margareta May Elder, 1 Sep 1825 in
Toby Twp, Armstrong (later Clarion), Pennsylvania.
Born 1807 in Madison Twp, Armstrong (later Clarion), Pennsylvania.
Died Before 1860 in Madison Twp, Clarion, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

55 i. William Buzzard
56 ii. Mary Amanda Buzzard
57 iii. Eleanor or Helen Buzzard
58 iv. David W. Buzzard
59 v. Margaret J. Buzzard
60 vi. Thomas Jefferson Buzzard
61 vii. Jonathan M Buzzard
62 viii. Rachel R. Buzzard
63 ix. Jane M. Buzzard
64 x. James Hunter Buzzard
65 xi. John Walker Buzzard

39. James Bossert. Son of Johann Melchori Bossert & Maria Susanna Snyder.
Born 24 Apr 1812 in Madison Twp, Armstrong (later Clarion), Pennsylvania.
Died 14 Apr 1822 in Kahletown, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.

He married Elizabeth Lawrence.

40. George Buzzard. Son of Phillip Jacob Bossert & Margaret.
Born 24 May 1799 in Crawford Co, PA.
Died 3 Sep 1837 in Holmes Co. Oh.
Buried in Drake Valley Cemetery, Washington Tup, Holmes Co., Ohio.

He married Mary Elloner Barcus, daughter of Geroge Barcus & Rebecca, 22 Apr 1822.
Born 29 Jul 1802 in South Carolina.
Died 17 Aug 1881 in Fayette County, Illinois.
Buried in Crum’s Chapel Cemetery.

They had the following children:

66 i. C. Daniel Buzzard
67 ii. Alvin Buzzard
68 iii. Martin Buzzard
69 iv. Rebecca Ann Buzzard
70 v. Ayres Buzzard
71 vi. Otha Buzzard
72 vii. Margaret J. Buzzard
73 viii. George Buzzard

41. Jonathan Buzzard. Son of Phillip Jacob Bossert & Margaret.
Born 31 Jul 1788 in Hamilton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

He first married Sarah.

They had the following children:

74 i. George Buzzard
75 ii. Elizabeth Buzzard

He second married Marjorie Spurgeon.

42. Daniel Buzzard. Son of Phillip Jacob Bossert & Margaret.
Born 19 Jul 1790 in Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co, PA.
Died 16 Aug 1865 in Richland County, Ohio.

He first married Mary Catherine.

He second married Nancy Drake.

They had the following children:

76 i. David Buzzard
77 ii. Nathan Buzzard
78 iii. Margaret Buzzard
79 iv. Thomas Buzzard
80 v. Sara E Buzzard
81 vi. Ellen Buzzard
82 vii. Daniel Bigelow Buzzard
83 viii. Nancy Buzzard
84 ix. Charles Wesley Buzzard

43. Philip Buzzard. Son of Phillip Jacob Bossert & Margaret.
Born 23 Aug 1792 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

44. Henry Buzzard. Son of Phillip Jacob Bossert & Margaret.
Born 12 Jan 1795 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

45. Jonathan Buzzard. Son of Phillip Jacob Bossert & Margaret.

He married Susannah.

They had the following children:

85 i. Jonathan Buzzard
86 ii. George Buzzard
87 iii. Jacob Buzzard
88 iv. Ellen Buzzard
89 v. William A Buzzard

46. John Michael Bossert. Son of Johann George Bossert & Margaretta Vetter.

47. Melchori Bossert. Son of Johann George Bossert & Margaretta Vetter.

48. George Vetter Bossert. Son of Johann George Bossert & Margaretta Vetter.

49. Anna Marie Bossert. Daughter of Johann George Bossert & Margaretta Vetter.

50. Catherine Bossert. Daughter of Johann George Bossert & Margaretta Vetter.