Bastress, Solomon

1788 - 1872  (84 years)

• Name	Bastress, Solomon
  Born	20 Jan 1788	Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 May 1872	Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA
  Buried	Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA
  Notes	Solomon had moved to Jersey Shore, Lycoming County in 1817 where he became a prominent citizen and a lifelong resident. He had six children. Among the early representative of Jersey Shore was Solomon Bastress. Born in Pottstown, Montgomery County PA. January 20, 1788 and died at Jersey Shore, May 12, 1872., in his Eight-fourth year. Before locating here he became interested with a company in the furnace business on Pine Bottom run. This was before 1814. According to his obituary, Solomon served in the War of 1812, holding the commission of Lieutenant. Mr. Bastress was a weaver and dyer by trade, but soon after settling here he became a surveyor and Scrivner. He was sent to the legislature in 1827 and re-elected in 1828, 1829 and 1830, serving four years in succession. In 1846 he was chosen an associate Judge and served two terms of five years each. When Susquehanna township was divided in 1854, his friends insisted that the new township should be name after him and it was named " Bastress Township". Solomon Bastress is buried in Lot 303 in Jersey Shore Cemetery (41°11'54.12"N, 77°15'56.13"W).
  Person ID	I42	Philip Basters (Bastress) Family Tree - b. 1735 | Peter Bastress Branch - b.1758
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Bastress, Peter,   b. 09 Jul 1758, Nice Town, PA ,   d. 20 May 1837, Jonestown, Lebanon County, PA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Roth, Ann Elizabeth,   b. 12 Jul 1761, Colebrookdale Twp, Berks County, PA ,   d. 06 Feb 1832, Pottstown, PA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1778
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sloanaker, Elizabeth,   b. 31 Aug 1788, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA ,   d. 27 Nov 1880, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1807
  Children	+ 1. Bastress, Peter,   b. 12 Nov 1808, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA ,   d. 09 Sep 1890, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA  (Age 81 years)  [Birth] + 2. Bastress, Margaret Nice,   b. 25 Aug 1810, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA ,   d. 03 Oct 1889, Bowling Green, Wood County, OH  (Age 79 years)   3. Bastress, Harriet,   b. 13 Aug 1812, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA + 4. Bastress, Elizabeth Rhodes,   b. 16 Mar 1814, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA ,   d. 28 Jan 1892, Main Twp., Columbia County, PA  (Age 77 years) + 5. Bastress, David Sawyers,   b. 16 Dec 1818, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA ,   d. 07 Oct 1900  (Age 81 years) + 6. Bastress, Sarah Ann,   b. 28 Sep 1820, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jan 1788 - Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA Died - 11 May 1872 - Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA Buried - - Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Map of Bastress Township This is a Map of Bastress Township named after Solomon Bastress b.1788
  		Solomon Bastress, Judge Solomon Bastress, Judge
  		Solomon Bastress Will p1 Solomon Bastress Will p1
  		Solomon Bastress Will p2 Solomon Bastress Will p2
  		Solomon's Enlistment Period Solomon's Enlistment Period

  
  

  Headstones		Solomon Bastress Tombstone Solomon Bastress Tombstone
  		Solomon Bastress Tombstone Solomon Bastress Tombstone (picture 2)