What is the Geer Family Association?

The Geer Family Association was formed in 1976, the year of America's Bicentennial Celebration, in Ledyard, Connecticut, home of the first Geer settler in this country. In June of that year the first Geer Family reunion was held in Ledyard, and the group was officially organized. Work was begun on an update of the genealogy first published in 1923 by Walter Geer. A newsletter found its way into the mailboxes of members, and Geers all across the country began to call new friends "cousin."

Many of the Geers in the United States today are descended from two brothers, George and Thomas Geer, who emigrated from England in 1638 (see History page) and settled in Ledyard and Enfield, Connecticut, respectively. A number of spellings of the surname exist among these descendants, including those Gere, Gear, Geers, Geere, and others.

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Current Officers of the Geer Family Association President: Eugene W. Geer 558 Beers Street Hazlet, NJ 07730 (732) 264-3129 Email Gene Vice President: Judy Geer Ewing 9 Bunker Hill Terrace Scarborough, ME 04074 (207) 221-0762 Email Judy   Secretary and Sales Chairperson: Audrey Geer Masalehdan 315 S. Linden Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (412) 362-5397 Email Audrey Treasurer: Sandra Marsh 2448 N. Sandstone Road Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 750-4023 Email Sandy   Historian: Ginger A. August 314 Hageman Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 924-6391 Email Ginger Newsletter Chairperson: Donna Lea Gear Loper 16021 N.E. 25th Street Vancouver, Washington 98684 (360) 256-7239 Email Donna   Registered Agent: Ken Geer 23 Thomas Road Ledyard, CT 06339 (860) 464-8657 Email Ken Archives Committee Chair: Emily Gere 415 O'Keefe Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 329-1856 Email Emily Membership and Dues Annual membership is for one year from July 1 through the following June 30. It includes a subscription to the GFA Newsletter (three issues: Fall, Spring, and Summer). NOTE: Memberships may be paid by check payable to the Geer Family Association and mailed to Treasurer Sandy Marsh; to pay by credit card, please go to the Items for Sale page, select your type of membership, and click the "Add to Cart" button to pay through PayPal. Annual membership including printed newsletters is $35.00 for one year, $55.00 for two years, and $85.00 for three years. Annual membership including an electronic version of the GFA Newsletter (available by email in full color) is $25.00 for one year, $40.00 for two years, and $60.00 for three years. Gift membership including printed newsletter is $35.00 for one year only, to a recipient who is not a current or past member of the GFA. Life Membership is $350.00. You must be at least 50 years old to buy a Life Membership. Previously purchased Life Memberships will be honored. No future Honorary Memberships will be established. Current Honorary Memberships will be honored. GFA Members: Your membership number and the date your membership expires are on the address label of your newsletter. Please check your address label on the latest issue. If it says "June '10" or earlier, your dues are due. Please send a renewal today! Buy a three-year membership and save money, and you won't have to remember to renew for three more years!   Meetings Member business meetings/reunions are held every three years. Every other meeting is held in Ledyard, Connecticut, with alternate meetings held in other Geer locations of interest. GFA Newsletter The GFA Newsletter is published 3 times a year and is included in the price of a membership. Regular features include a variety of Geer records submitted by members, book reviews, old Bible records, "My Earliest Known Geer Ancestor," family photos, a Historian's report, and news of the association. Click on the picture above to see a downloadable version of the newsletter about the 2010 Reunion. To download free Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the button here. Membership Regions Click on a region for more information           In Memoriam                    John Fledderjohn    John C. Fledderjohn, age 90, of Shannondell Retirement Community in Audubon, PA, and former 37 year resident of Berwyn, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Phoenixville Hospital in PA.    Mr. Fledderjohn was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on September 15, 1920; son of the late Elmer F. Fledderjohn and Hazel Smithson Fledderjohn and lived most of his early years in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.    He studied chemical engineering at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. As Assistant Project Engineer at Noordyne, John built Norseman (C-64) airplanes for the US military, a small cargo airplane that could land with wheels, skis, or floats. Many of these airplanes were built and used throughout the war. After WWII Mr. Fledderjohn moved to California where he obtained a General Building Contractor’s license and constructed homes in Fontana, CA. In 1952 he obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California.    Mr. Fledderjohn worked for 30 years in management positions for Mobil Oil Corporation, retiring in August 1982.    John recently celebrated 66 years of marriage on July 21, 2011, with his beloved wife, Virginia (nee Erickson), who survives him. He is also survived by daughter, Janene Osborne (Mrs. Geoffrey H.) of Malvern, PA, and grandchildren, Johnathan (JB) of Brooklyn, NY and Jennifer of Philadelphia, PA. In addition, he is survived by son, Dean Fledderjohn, and his wife Suzette, and grandchildren Cody and Alexandrian of Valley Center, CA.    John was an early member of the Geer Family Association and was editor of the GFA Newsletter from 1986 through 1989.    In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated made in memory of John to The American Heart Association or St. Peter’s Pikeland United Church of Christ in Chester Springs, PA.