Person:Benjamin Soar (2)

Came to US abt 1838. Applied for naturalization 3 Sep 1844 while living in Lycoming Co, PA. Took the oath of allegiance on 3 Oct 1848 at the District Court in Philladelphia.

A letter from son Stephen’s wife Martha to their son William (postmark 1898?): “Your grandfather’s name was Benjamin Soar....Your father says he remembers his Father talking about his brothers one was William and another John he went to Australia and then one named Joseph he don’t remember about any more. Tomas Soar that belong to the ScottoGray [Scots Greys, regiment of the British Army] was your grandfather’s uncle[. Y]our grandfather had a pieceof an old sword his uncle had given him. I think Mr. Soar out in Iowa said his father’s name was Charles....P.S. Tomas Soar of the [Scots Greys] was at the battle of Waterloo. [The Scots Greys did fight at Waterloo 18 Jun 1815.] Mr. Ezra Soar out in Iowa [said] his grandfather’s name was George. This father had three brothers if he had any more I don’t know. Their names were William, Tomas, and James and his father had three sisters Arabella, Sabrina, and Lydia. I found his letter and above is what he says.” [It seems that she had had contact from a possible relation looking for a connection.]

1850 Philadelphia Co, PA: Benjamin Soar 55 Eng machinist; Fanny 54 Eng; Fanny S. 22; John 15; Lydia Soars 14; Stephen 11 (Germantown, p. 214, 8/15/1850) 1860 Lycoming, PA: Benjamin Soars 65 Eng (200/1143), Fanny 64, Fanny 25, Stephen 21 (Wolf Twp, p. 940, 6/14/1860) (HQ 4/16/2004 - idx Benjamin Si??) 1870 Lycoming, PA Census: Benjamin 74 b. Eng; Fanny 74 b. Eng., Lydia 25 (Picture Rocks, Wolf Twp., p. 611, 7/25/1870) (7/9/98)

1. ↑ .

   IGI non-extracted record. See research log for film and batch numbers.

2. ↑ Find A Grave
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43400241.
3. ↑ Pvn 28 Aug 1871