Person Profile

Christian Martin

Born 1694 — Schallenberg Rueschegg, Bern, Switzerland
Died 30 SEP 1758 — Rapho Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Buried 1758 — Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Parents

Father Christian Andrew Martin (ABT 1669–12 JUL 1748)
Mother Elizabeth Brupbacher (1674–31 DEC 1732)

Marriage

Wife: Maria Magdalena Schneider

Married: 1719 — Berwagen, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Children:
  1. Christian Martin b. ABT 1728 d. JUL 1792
  2. David Martin b. ABT 1730 d. OCT 1805
  3. Frances Veronica Martin b. ABT 1725 d. DEC 1806
  4. Maria Magdalena Martin b. 1721 d. 1799
  5. Magdalena Barbara Martin b. 22 FEB 1724 d. 1799
  6. Elizabeth Martin b. 1732
  7. Barbara Martin b. 1734
  8. Jacob Martin b. 1738 d. 1799
  9. Henry Schneider Martin b. ABT 1740
  10. Christinia Martin b. 1742 d. 1771
  11. Mary Martin b. 1744

Events

Life sketch
Christian Martin was born in 1694 in Bern, Schallenberg, Switzerland. He was the son of Christian Martin (1669-1748) and Elizabeth Ells Martin (1672-1732).Christian married Magdalena Krehbiel Schneider (1695-1770) at Berwangen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany in 1716. Magdalena was the daughter of Ulrich Krehbiel (1655-1724) (Don't know why their last names are different) and Barbara Widner (1658-1717).Christian and Magdalena Schneider Martin were the parents of the following 10 known children: Frances Veronica Martin (1725–1803), Magdalena Martin (1731–1758), Barbara Martin (1734–), Christian Martin (1743–1792), David, Elizabeth, Jacob, Mary, Fronica and Henry Martin.Christian died in 1758 in Manor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. He was 64 years old.Christian M. MartinBIRTH 1694 Bern, SwitzerlandDEATH Sep 1758 (aged 63–64) Central Manor, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Notes


Christian Martin, b. 1694; wp. Sept. 30, 1758, Manor Twp.; immigrant before 1724; Obtained a warrant for 200 acres of land on Mill Creek, Sept. 11, 1734. Sold on June 2, 1739. Owned 243 acres of land in Manor Twp.
(see PMH July 1999, p. 7, for details)