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Personal Information and photo links below :
- Barbara, born 3 Apr 1820 in Berus. Baptized 4
Apr 1820 in St. Martin’s RC church, Berus. Lived in New Oregon, New York, and Langford,
New York. 24 Apr 1897 in North Collins, New York . On 31 July 2005, this writer (Tom McFarland)
spoke with a descendant of Barbara named Ward Sexton, who had seen both the McFarland
and Gentner websites (this link functions only
on CD or DVD supplied free, since Don Gentner did not want copies of his work on other websites. )
For privacy reasons, Gentner's website displayed Ward Sexton's family lineage only through
Ward's grandfather, Carl Koch, the precise path being :
Barbara (who married Peter Mayer),
Barbara's son Frank (who married Gertrude Wegner),
Frank's daughter Eleanora Mary (who married Edward Geiger),
Eleanora's daughter Dorothea Marie (who married Carl Koch),
Dorothea's daughter Patricia Ann (who married Fred Sexton), and finally to their son Ward Sexton.
- Peter Mayer, born about 1810 in Rheinland,
Germany, emigrated in the late 1830s to the United States, becoming a US citizen on 9 Oct 1858.
Married about 1844 in St. Mary's RC Church in East Eden, Erie County , N.Y. to Barbara Nenno,
having 7 children. Died 21 Oct 1880 in North Collins, N.Y.
- Nicholas Nenno, born 19 June 1839 in Hamburg, N.Y.
Baptized 15 August 1839 in St. Mary's RC Church in East Eden, Erie County , N.Y.
Nothing else is known; probably moved west to California
- Anna Mayer, born August 1845 in New York state.
Married Augustine Schmitt, having 8 children. Died 1927
- Mary Catherine "Kate" Mayer, born 3 October 1851 in
New Oregon, N.Y, baptized 12 Oct 1851 in St. Martin's RC church, Langford, N.Y. Married
Joseph Kiefer on 1 Jan 1872 in St. Martin's RC church, Langford, N.Y., having two children.
Died 8 Oct 1916.
- Frank Mayer, born 25 Mar 1854 in New Oregon, N.Y, baptized
30 Mar 1854 in St. Martin's RC church, Langford, N.Y. Married on 12 Feb 1878 to
Gertrude Wegner in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, Erie county, New York., having eleven
children. Died 29 December 1936 in Brant, N.Y. Buried in North Collins, Erie county, New York.
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- Gertrude Wegner (mother), born 27 Dec 1858 in Langford, N.Y.
Married on 12 Feb 1878 to Frank Mayer in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, Erie county, New York., having eleven
children. Died 25 July 1917 in Buffalo, N.Y. Buried in North Collins, Erie county, New York.
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- Michael Mayer, born about 1856. Nothing else known;
probably moved west.
- Louisa M. Mayer, born 14 Jul 1858 in New Oregon, N.Y, baptized
25 Jul 1858 in St. Mary's RC church, New Oregon, N.Y. Married about 1883 to
Frank Repp, having nine children. Died after 1920
- Mary E. Mayer, born 16 Feb 1862 in New Oregon, N.Y. baptized
24 Feb 1862 in St. Mary's RC church, New Oregon, N.Y. Married about 1849 to Frederic Campbell,
having two children. Died after 1948 in Forestville, Chautauqua county, New York
- Joseph Peter Mayer, born 7 Dec 1878 in Langford, N.Y, baptized
30 Dec 1878 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, N.Y. Married 2 May 1906 to
Minnie Becker, having one daughter Juel Minnie Mayer. Minnie died in 1910, and Joseph re-married
on 12 Sept 1912 to Bessie Hough, having a son Francis Edward Mayer. Joseph died 13 Dec 1974 in
St. Paul, Minnesota. Buried in Resurrection cemetery, Medota, Minnesota
- Amalia Gertrude Mayer, born 18 May 1880 in Langford, N.Y. baptized
6 Jun 1880 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, N.Y. Never married and no children. Died 2 Jun 1893.
Buried in St. Martin’s cemetery, Langford , Erie county, New York
- Catherine M. Mayer, born 9 Apr 1882 in North Collins, N.Y, baptized
7 May 1882 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, N.Y. Married about 1906 to
Frank Philip J. Heary, having one daughter Gertrude Heary. Died 28 Mar 1907, probably during childbirth.
Buried in St. Mary’s cemetery, New Oregon, Erie county, New York
- Edward Francis Mayer, born 8 June 1884 in Langford, N.Y.
Never married and no children. Died 30 Nov 1903.
- Dorothy Margaret Mayer, born 17 Jan 1886 in Langford, N.Y, baptized
21 Jan 1886 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, N.Y. Married 30 Mar 1924 in Eden Center, N.Y., to
Edward Kern, having one son William Kern. Died 1970. Dorothy and Eleanora were identical redheads
- Eleanora Mary Mayer, born 17 Jan 1886 in Langford, N.Y. Baptized
21 Jan 1886 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, N.Y. Married Edward Philip Geiger habing 4 children. Died 1965.
Dorothy and Eleanora were identical redheads. On 31 July 2005, this writer (Tom McFarland) spoke with a
descendant of Eleanora named Ward Sexton, who had seen both the McFarland and Gentner websites. For privacy
reasons, Gentner's website displayed Ward Sexton's family lineage only through Ward's grandfather, Carl Koch, the
precise path being : Eleanora Mary (who married Edward Geiger), Eleanora's daughter Dorothea Marie (who
married Carl Koch), Dorothea's daughter Patricia Ann (who married Fred Sexton), and finally to their son
Ward Sexton.
- Mary Catherine Mayer, born 17 Jul 1892 in New Oregon, N.Y, baptized
31 Jul 1892 in St. Mary’s RC church, New Oregon, N.Y. Never married and no children. Died 31 Oct 1903.
Buried in St. Martin’s cemetery, Langford , Erie county, New York
- Julia Catherine Mayer, born 25 Apr 1894 in New Oregon, N.Y.
Married on 7 Feb 1917 to William Vincent Sauer in North Collins, N.Y., having 4 daughters and one son.
Died 2 Feb 1966 in Hamburg, N.Y. Buried in Ss. Peter & Paul cemetery, Hamburg, New York
- Leo Nicholas Mayer, born 31 Aug 1897 in New Oregon, N.Y, baptized
12 Sep 1897 in Ss. Peter & Paul RC church, Hamburg, N.Y. Never married and no children.
Died 21 Sep 1901 in North Collins, Erie county, New York. Buried in St. Martin’s cemetery, Langford, N.Y.
- Aloysius Joseph Mayer, born 1 Sep 1901 in North Collins township, N.Y.
Baptized 11 Sep 1901 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, New York. Died 28 Sept 1901.
- Gertrude Emma Mayer (daughter), born 14 Nov 1902 in North Collins township, N.Y,
baptized 19 Nov 1902 in St. Martin’s RC church, Langford, N.Y. Married on 6 Feb 1923 in North Collins, N.Y., to
Raymond Jacob Haberer, having at least one child. Died April 1977. Buried in Holy Spirit cemetery, North Collins, N. Y.
- Paul Martin Doherty, born in Boston, Massachusetts February 02, 1945, BA from Georgetown University (1968) and an MA from the
University of Massachusetts (1972). Married on April 14, 1977 to Virginia Foster
at St. Abraham Roman Catholic Church in Tehran, Iran, having two children. Paul Doherty made
substantial contributions to the History of our family.
- Virginia Alice Foster, born in Lackawanna, New York August 16, 1950. BA from SUNY
College at Buffalo (1972) and an MA from the School for International
Training in Brattleboro, Vermont (1974). Married on April 14, 1977 to Paul M. Doherty at
St. Abraham Roman Catholic Church in Tehran, Iran, having two children. Profession :
teacher and adjunct professor of Education at George Mason University and the University of Virginia.
- Sean Carlton Doherty, born March 17, 1979 in Thessaloniki, Greece, has a BA from Bates College (2001) and an MA
from the University of Connecticut (2004).
- Megan Foster Doherty, born November 01, 1982 in Chula Vista, California, has a BA from the University of Virginia (2005).
Above information supplied by Paul Doherty in 1991 (for Nicholas Nenno) and
Don Gentner
