Arnold Lear

Birth2 September 1772 - Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death15 August 1856 - Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

MotherMaria Catharine Lear

FatherAnthony Lear

Born in Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America on 2 September 1772 to Anthony Lear and Maria Catharine Lear. Arnold Lear married Elizabeth Gruver and had 3 children. He passed away on 15 August 1856 in Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Parents

Anthony Lear
1754 - 1825

Maria Catharine Lear
1749 - 1805

Spouse(s)

Elizabeth Gruver
1778 - 1851

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Moses Lear
1800 - 1884

Sarah A. Lear
1798 - 1878

Samuel Lear
1812 - 1893

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Polly Lear
1767 - 1841

John Lear
1777 - 1825

Nathaniel Lear
1767 - 1824

Sarah Lear
1767 - 1818

James Lear
1774 - Unknown

John Lear
1777 - 1825

Thomas More Lear
1769 - 1833

Mary Lear
1776 - Unknown

Eleanor Mitchell Lear
1776 - Unknown

William Lear
1769 - 1836

Lucy Lear
1777 - Unknown

Mary Lear
1776 - Unknown

First name meaning for Arnold

The name Arnold traces its roots back to Germanic languages, where it derives from the combination of two elements: arn meaning eagle and wald meaning power. This combination gives the name Arnold its distinct meaning of eagle power. Throughout history, the name Arnold has been associated with strength, leadership, and vigor, embodying the qualities symbolized by the powerful and majestic eagle

Last name meaning for Lear

English: nickname from Middle English ler ‘cheek face countenance complexion’ (Old English hlēor) used adjectivally to mean ‘beautiful of face’. English: variant of Layer.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ or ‘son of the servant of Odhar’ a byname from odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘dun-colored’ ‘weatherbeaten’