Christian Wenger

1698 - 1772  (73 years)

• Name	Christian Wenger  [1]
  Birth	1 May 1698	Röthenbach, Bern, Switzerland   [2]
  Baptism	8 May 1698	Röthenbach, Bern, Switzerland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Feb 1772	Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Burial	Cemetery of Brick Groffdale Mennonite Church, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Person ID	I40098	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LD
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Ulrich Wenger,   b. 4 Aug 1667, Schallenberg, Röthenbach, Bern, Switzerland d. 24 Jan 1759, Röthenbach, Bern, Switzerland (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Christine Engel
  Marriage	9 Dec 1692	Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland   [2]
  Family ID	F23545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Graybill,   b. 1703, Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland d. 21 Jun 1790, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1727  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Wenger,   b. 8 Aug 1747, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. May 1812, Rocktown, Rockingham, Virginia (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F23544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  According to the History of the Descendants of Christian Wenger (citation details below), he emigrated from the Palatinate on the ship Molly, out of Rotterdam, arriving in Philadelphia on 30 Sep 1727 and settling in the vicinity of Groffenthal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7212] History of the Descendants of Christian Wenger, Who Emigrated from Europe to Lancaster County, PA., in 1727 by Jonas G. Wenger, Martin D. Wenger, and Joseph H. Wenger. Elkhart, Indiana: Mennonite Publishing Company, 1903. [S376] Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy.