Susanna Beiler

''"Susanna" redirects here. For the doll, see Susanna Beiler (doll).''

Susanna Beiler is the nineteenth Historical Character, representing the Pennsylvania Dutch communities of Pennsylvania in the 1830s. Susanna was released in 2021.

Personality and Facts
Susanna was born to a Pennsylvania Dutch family. Her father is an Episcopal minister; her mother was Amish but left the community after meeting her husband during her period of rumspringa. She and her older sister Mary are their parents' only children who survived infancy, and because of that both are a bit spoiled, Susanna lives with her family in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in a rowhouse not far from her father's church.

Susanna and her sister, being close in age, are often treated as a set, to the annoyance of them both. Susanna and Mary bicker frequently, but have a lot in common and when in agreement, work well together. Mary was the Beilers' third baby to be born, and both wish their older siblings had survived to guide them. When Lieutenant Hensley and his daughter Meg move next door, Susanna and Mary long to impress her as she is what they imagine the perfect older sister to be: smart, creative, and full of good advice. The sisters are very competitive, especially between themselves, and Susanna can sometimes spoil the fun of a game by pushing the competition too far.

Susanna is smart and devoted, but often short-sighted, which gets her into trouble frequently. When she visits her Amish family, she is frequently reprimanded for acting foolishly and disobediently, and her grandparents believe that she and Mary need to be disciplined more properly and that their mother is too gentle on them. Still, despite their difference in opinion, they are loving and doting grandparents. When Susanna's birthday is put on hold for important church matters, her grandparents come to visit with food and gifts.

Susanna tends to get wrapped up in daydreams, such as imagining what her cat is up to when he roams the streets or picturing Meg marrying a handsome prince.

Understanding, devoted, good listener, intelligent, extroverted, dependable

Competitive, jealous, forgetful, pushy, short-sighted, spoiled

Family and Friends

 * See Also: Minor Characters in Susanna's Series

Family

 * Paul Beiler: Susanna's father.
 * Rebecca Beiler: Susanna's mother.
 * Mary Rebecca Beiler: Susanna's 13-year-old sister.
 * Elizabeth King: Susanna's maternal aunt, called "Aendi Bet".
 * Jesse King: Susanna's maternal uncle, called "Ankel Jesse".
 * Esther King: Susanna's cousin.
 * Groossdaddi and Groossmammi: Susanna's maternal grandparents.

Friends and other Minor Characters

 * Hannie: The Beilers' hired servant.
 * Father Gray: The rector of St. Peter's.
 * Meg Hensley: Susanna's neighbor, a seventeen-year-old woman whom Susanna and Mary admire.
 * Lieutenant Hensley: Meg's father, a retired naval captain and widower.





Books
See: List of Veronica's Books

Doll



 * Face Mold: Josefina mold
 * Skin: Light
 * Hair: Brown, middle part, wavy with pin-curls, no bangs.
 * Eyes: Brown

Collection

 * See: Susanna's Collection

Trivia

 * Susanna's house is on Chestnut Street.