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Benedict Zimmerman 1677–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: Wattenwil, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: 10 Jun 1754

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Hans I

Mother: Anna Morget

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Benedict Zimmerman was born in 1677 in Wattenwil, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Hans Heinrich Heini Georg Zimmerman I And Anna Morget. Benedict Zimmerman passed away in 1754 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Benedict Zimmerman was born in 1677 in Wattenwil, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Hans Heinrich Heini Georg Zimmerman I And Anna Morget.
  • Benedict Zimmerman passed away in 1754 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Benedict Zimmerman's Ancestors

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Benedict Zimmerman
1677–1754
Birth Place: Wattenwil, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland
Parents
Hans Heinrich 'Heini' Georg Zimmerman I
1619–1679
Wattenwil, Seftigen District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Anna Morget
1618–1688
Wattenwil, Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
Johann (Benedikt Zimmermann) 12
1580–1670
Wattenwil, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Felix (Carpenter)
1554–1580
Barbli Sturr
1555–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benedict Zimmerman's Timeline

2 Records

1677
1677
Birth of Benedict Zimmerman in Wattenwil, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland
Wattenwil, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland
1754
10 Jun 1754
Age 77
Death of Benedict Zimmerman in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: Wattenwil, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1754
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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