Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameStephen BLOOM 
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3581Misc. Notes
ORIGINALLY LISTED AS A SON OF JOHANN PETER BLUM (1731-1814) AND EVA ANN WAGNER - NOT CONFIRMED BY “ A BLOOM BY ANY NAME” LEE BLOOM BOOK
In the archives [of the State of New Jersey] are recorded the names of five Bloom brothers who served in Baxter's Brigade of New Jersey volunteers.*
One was killed in action. After the war one remained in New Jersey, the other three coming to Pennsylvania. Of these, Stephen Bloom, the ancestor of Urias Bloom, of Sunbury, settled in the Shamokin Hills, in Northumberland county.
Stephen settled in Northumberland county prior to 1795, as shown by his will, and was therefore a pioneer in this part of the country. The name has since frequently appeared in the county archives.5818
*New Jersey has no record of [of these brothers Revolutionary War] service, and no information about the brother who was killed in action. I sent queries to the State of New Jersey Archives expressly asking these questions. Their answer was that they had no records on the Brigade, all they showed was Johann Peter [Stephen’s father] and one son serving in the local militia.
The interesting thing was that the militia company was commanded by Philip Mettler, the brother of Mary Ann, who was Wilhelm’s [1752-1828, brother of Stephen] wife.4655
In the archives [of the State of New Jersey] are recorded the names of five Bloom brothers who served in Baxter's Brigade of New Jersey volunteers.*
One was killed in action. After the war one remained in New Jersey, the other three coming to Pennsylvania. Of these, Stephen Bloom, the ancestor of Urias Bloom, of Sunbury, settled in the Shamokin Hills, in Northumberland county.
Stephen settled in Northumberland county prior to 1795, as shown by his will, and was therefore a pioneer in this part of the country. The name has since frequently appeared in the county archives.5818
*New Jersey has no record of [of these brothers Revolutionary War] service, and no information about the brother who was killed in action. I sent queries to the State of New Jersey Archives expressly asking these questions. Their answer was that they had no records on the Brigade, all they showed was Johann Peter [Stephen’s father] and one son serving in the local militia.
The interesting thing was that the militia company was commanded by Philip Mettler, the brother of Mary Ann, who was Wilhelm’s [1752-1828, brother of Stephen] wife.4655