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John Dieter Bauman was born the same year as the Boston Tea Party, on June 30, 1773. He was the son of Henry Bauman and Catherine Dreisbach. He was a farmer, lumberman, and hunter. He married Maria Margaretha Neuhard, on May 17, 1796. Margaret was born on September 2, 1779 and was the daughter of Peter Newhard and his second wife, Catharine Miller. Their children included: In 1796 he settled at what is now Bowmansville. At first the family lived in a log cabin. Christopher and Susanna Kern were sponsors at Johan Dieter's baptism in 1801 at Towamensing Church. In 1808 built a large stone house which he operated as a hotel. It was on the line of the old turnpike leading from Berwick to Easton. He also owned and operated a gristmill on the west bank of the Lehigh below the chain bridge, the water power for which was cut off by the building of the canal. He was a commissioner of Carbon county for three years. In 1850 the household was in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of Jno D. age 77, Margaret age 69, Josiah age 22, Susan Beer age 20 and Stephen Cress age 25. John was the landlord of a hotel. John died on November 1, 1853 was buried at St. John's Church Cemetery in Palmerton. Margaretha died on September 24, 1854.
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