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Benjamin Landis 1697–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 2, 1697

Birth Location: Zürich, Switzerland

Death Date: 1781

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Landis

Mother: Anna Witmer

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In 1697, Benjamin Landis entered the world in Zürich, Switzerland, born to Jacob Landis And Anna Witmer. Benjamin Landis passed away in 1781 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Benjamin Landis entered the world in Zürich, Switzerland, born to Jacob Landis And Anna Witmer.
  • Benjamin Landis passed away in 1781 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Benjamin Landis's Ancestors

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Benjamin Landis
1697–1781
Birth Place: Zürich, Switzerland
Parents
Jacob Landis
1667–1730
Switzerland
Anna Witmer
1671–1725
Switzerland
Grandparents
Ulrich Witmer
1633–1685
Anna (Barbara) Aebi\Ebbe
1637–1689
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Landis's Timeline

2 Records

1697
September 2, 1697
Birth of Benjamin Landis in Zürich, Switzerland
Zürich, Switzerland
1781
1781
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Landis in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 2, 1697
    Event Place: Zürich, Switzerland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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