Blumer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute due to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United States and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Blumer family relocated to North American shores quite early:

Blumer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Christopher Blumer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
• Johan Jerick Blumer, aged 26, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
• Conrad Blumer, who arrived in America in 1780 2

Blumer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Gabriel Blumer, who landed in New York in 1837 2
• John H Blumer, aged 29, who arrived in Missouri in 1845 2
• Peter Blumer, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1875 2
• Barth Blumer, who landed in Iowa in 1885 2