Research Notes:
A biosketch of great-grandson John A. Bahn reports [1]:
John [Adam] Bahn, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a distiller of York county, and his son Adam Bahn, the grandfather of John A. Bahn, was born in Hellam Twp, York County, where he followed farming. He married Catherine Lepart, and they both died in Hellam township, where they were buried. They were the parents of ...
A family bible [Pennsylvania, York County Historical Society, Ms. Sarah E. Smyser. John Adam Bahn Family Bible Records] reports the following [2]:
J. Adam Bahn was born in Hellam Twp., York County on the 9 day of June 1783.
A. Maria Libhart was born in Hellam Twp., York County on the 8th day of February 1791.
And were joined in the Holy bands of Matrimony by the Rev. G. Geistweit on the 9th day of February 1812.
John Adam Bahn died in Hellam Township York County on the 18th of April AD 1868. Aged 80 years 10 months 9 days.
Maria Bahn Consort of John Adam Bahn died in Hellam Township York County on the 14th day of June 1846. Aged 54 years 4 months 6 days.
Births: Cassandra Bahn born Hellam Twp, 25 Jan 1813
Sarah born Hellam Twp, 20 Dec 1814
Maria born Hellam Twp, 2 Mar 1816
Henry born York Twp, 20 Sept 1817
Adam born York Twp, 25 Feb 1819
Samuel born Spring Garden Twp, 2 Dec 1820
Joseph born Spring Garden Twp, 24 Mar 1822
Catharine E. born Spring Garden Twp, 28 Mar 1824
Jacob born Hellam Twp, 3 June 1826
Rachel born Hellam Twp, 15 Oct 1829
Not yet seen: [3]
[1] George R. Prowell, History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume 2 (Beers, 1907), 843, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[2] "Bahn bible records from York County, Pennsylvania, " Genealogical reports for the Historical Society of York County, Vol. 19 (), 22-23, [FHLCatalog].
[3] Rachel Bahn, Annals of the Harbaugh, of the Bahn and of the Libhart families of America from 1731 to 1870 (1870), [FHLCatalog].