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John Bloom
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1. John Bloom (son of Stephen Bloom and Mary Levering); died Yes, date unknown.
2. Stephen Bloom was born 11 Oct 1734, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
JW Love sourc indicates he wa born in Northumberland County, EnglandNorthumberland Co Hist Society indicates familywas from New jersey and only one son, Samuel.New Jersey archives list a number of Blooms serving in revolution, but stephen is not one of them.LDS Family History PAF files give stephen Blum as born in Bucks County to Franz Blum and catherine Steiger, immigrants from Germany.Stephen served in Philadelphia County militia as Captain with a Daniel Bloom as First Lieutenant.Daniel Blum is listed as a brother in Franz Blum-Catherine Steiger family group sheet of PAF files.Franz Blum isidentifiable as an immigrant from bavaria in passenger lists.all facts seem to support German parentage as more reasonable than English in view of German wife. His son Samuel wa member of Lutheran Church in Augustaville. Son Daniel's only written record in German according to JW Love notes."Early Families of Northumberland County" tell of dtephen carrying messages from governor to Captain Carl Volck, Commandant of Fort Allen on April 29, 1756. He returned reporting death of Martin Presser, a victim of the Gnadenhutten massacre.
Stephen married Mary Levering. Mary was born 2 Oct 1739, Whitpain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America; died 6 Jun 1796, Augusta, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]
3. Mary Levering was born 2 Oct 1739, Whitpain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America; died 6 Jun 1796, Augusta, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. Notes:
JW Love and Ellis Bloom give name as Mary Severing. Other sources agree on Levering.Northumberland historical society gives the last name of Levering
other sources say SeveringNotes:
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Children:
- 1. John Bloom died Yes, date unknown.
- Dominicus Bloom died Yes, date unknown.
- Jacob Bloom died Yes, date unknown.
- Catherine Bloom was born , 19 Jan 1794; died Yes, date unknown.
- Daniel Bloom was born 4 Nov 1768, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
- Samuel Bloom was born 21 Mar 1772, Augusta, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; died Yes, date unknown.