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Christian Wenger 1730–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johannes Wenger

Mother: Anna Shirk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Meshe

Children(s): John Wenger, Elizabeth Wenger, Maria Wenger, Emily Wenger, Christian Wenger

Christian Wenger was born in 1730 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Johannes Wenger And Anna Shirk. Christian Wenger married Elizabeth Meshe, and had children including Christian M Wenger, Elizabeth Wenger, Emily Wenger, John M Wenger, Maria Meshe Wenger. Christian Wenger passed away in 1774 in Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Christian Wenger was born in 1730 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Johannes Wenger And Anna Shirk.
  • Christian Wenger married Elizabeth Meshe, and had children including Christian M Wenger, Elizabeth Wenger, Emily Wenger, John M Wenger, Maria Meshe Wenger.
  • Christian Wenger passed away in 1774 in Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Wenger
1705–1772
Birth Location: Guggisberg, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
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Anna Shirk
1705–1771
Birth Location: Seftigen, Bern, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Meshe
1730–1773
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Wenger
1758–1829
Birth Location: Jonestown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
JW
Elizabeth Wenger
1759–
Birth Location: –
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Maria Wenger
1760–1805
Birth Location: Jonestown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Emily Wenger
1763–
Birth Location: –
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Christian Wenger
1765–
Birth Location: –
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Christian Wenger's Ancestors

Self
Christian Wenger
1730–1774
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

Christian Wenger's Descendants

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Christian Wenger (1730–1774) m. Elizabeth Meshe (1730–1773)
  1. 1. John (M) Wenger 1758–1829 m. Elizabeth ? 1760–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wenger 1759–
  3. 3. Maria (Meshe) Wenger 1760–1805 m. Heinrich Huber 1757–1833
  4. 4. Emily Wenger 1763–
  5. 5. Christian (M) Wenger 1765–

Christian Wenger's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Christian Wenger in Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Bern, Switzerland
1774
1774
Age 44
Death of Christian Wenger in Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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