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Christian Wenger

Born 8 MAY 1698 — Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
Alt. Birth 8 MAY 1698 — Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
Died 9 FEB 1772 — West Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Buried — Leola, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Parents

Father Christen Wenger (1667)
Mother Christina Susanna Engel (29 APR 1666–1745)

Marriage

Wife: Eve Rosina Graybill

Married: 30 SEP 1727 — Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Children:
  1. Hans Graybill Wenger b. 9 NOV 1731 d. 12 FEB 1800
  2. Magdalena G Wenger b. 26 AUG 1729 d. 26 DEC 1787
  3. Christian Graybill Wenger b. 23 MAR 1733 d. 10 MAY 1817
  4. Mary Grabiel Wenger b. 27 NOV 1734 d. 23 JAN 1760
  5. John Grabiel Wenger b. ABT 1735 d. 18 AUG 1785
  6. Eve Wenger b. 10 OCT 1736 d. 7 MAY 1799
  7. Isaac Grabiel Wenger b. ABT 1738
  8. Barbara Grabiel Wenger b. 11 NOV 1739 d. 1 JAN 1744
  9. Michael Graybill Wenger b. 1 AUG 1741 d. 1794
  10. Elizabeth Wenger b. 3 MAR 1759 d. 26 NOV 1840
  11. Joseph Gabriel Wenger b. 8 AUG 1747 d. MAY 1812
  12. Abraham Grabiel Wenger b. 9 OCT 1749 d. 9 OCT 1749
  13. Henry Graybill Wenger b. 15 AUG 1753 d. 9 AUG 1819
  14. Elizabeth Graybill Wenger b. 4 JUL 1745 d. 5 JUN 1794

Events

Life sketch
GENEALOGY OF THE WENGER FAMILY IN AMERICA First Generation Christian Wenger emigrated from Palatinate Europe to America as a young man in the ship Molley from Rotterdam last from Deal arriving at Philadelphia Sept 30 1727 locating himself in the vicinity now known as Groffenthal Lancaster Co Pa It is not positively known but is supposed that he was a Mennonite Afterwards he was married to a German lady by the name of Eve Grabiel Their children were 1 Magdalena Wenger born Aug 26 1729 2 Hans John Wenger born Nov 9 1731 No 2 3 Christian Wenger born Mar 23 1733 No 27 4 Mary Wenger born Nov 27 1734 5 Eve Wenger born Oct 10 1736 6 Barbara Wenger born Nov 11 1739 7 Michael Wenger born Aug 1 1741 No 39 8 Elisabeth Wenger born July 4 1745 9 Joseph Wenger born Aug 8 1747 No 3 10 Abraham Wenger born Oct 9 1749 No 23 11 Henry Wenger born Oct 25 1753 No 4 From "History of the Descendants of Christian Wenger: Who Emigrated from Europe to ..." By Jonas G. Wenger, Martin D. Wenger, Joseph H. Wenger
IMMI 30 SEP 1727 — Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States