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Abraham Shirk Wenger 1740–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: Sep 1808

Death Location: Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johannes Wenger

Mother: Anna Shirk

Spouse(s): Anna Groh

Children(s): John Wenger, Abraham Winger, Isaac Wenger, Jacob Wenger, Henry Winger, Mary Wenger, Martin Wenger

The story of Abraham Shirk Wenger began in 1740 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Abraham Shirk Wenger married Anna Groh, and had children including Abraham Winger, Henry Winger, Isaac Wenger, Jacob Wenger, John Wenger, Martin Wenger, Mary Wenger. Abraham Shirk Wenger passed away in 1808 in Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham Shirk Wenger began in 1740 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Abraham Shirk Wenger married Anna Groh, and had children including Abraham Winger, Henry Winger, Isaac Wenger, Jacob Wenger, John Wenger, Martin Wenger, Mary Wenger.
  • Abraham Shirk Wenger passed away in 1808 in Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Abraham Wenger's Ancestors

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Abraham Wenger
1740–1808
Birth Place: Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Parents
Johannes Wenger
1705–1772
Guggisberg, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Anna Shirk
1705–1771
Seftigen, Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
Johannes ((Hans)) Wenger
1680–1749
Thierachern, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Hannah Hannes
1685–1758
Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Casper (Shirk) Schürch
1649–1739
Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Which Is Located In The Rolling Green Hills of The Swiss Emmental, Noted For Its Famous Emmentaler Cheese, and Beautiful Farms./Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
Verena Burkhard
1657–1739
Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Which Is Located In The Rolling Green Hills of The Swiss Emmental, Noted For Its Famous Emmentaler Cheese, and Beautiful Farms./Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Ulrich Wenger
1632–1681
Christina Engel
1668–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Wenger's Descendants

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Abraham (Shirk) Wenger (1740–Sep 1808) m. Anna Groh (1740–)
  1. 1. John Wenger 1765–1827
  2. 2. Abraham Winger 1768–1832 m. Barbara Fretz 1771–1828
  3. 3. Isaac Wenger 1771–
  4. 4. Jacob Wenger 1772–1843 m. Frannie Lesher 1770–1841
  5. 5. Henry Winger 1776–1850 m. Elizabeth Neff 1789–1867
  6. 6. Mary Wenger 1778– m. John (Godfried) Gebhard 1775–
  7. 7. Martin Wenger 1780–1855 m. Maria Shchenk 1775–1843

Abraham Wenger's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Abraham Shirk Wenger in Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Bern, Switzerland
1808
Sep 1808
Age 68
Death of Abraham Shirk Wenger in Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1808
    Event Place: Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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