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Magdalena Erb 1710–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Vincent, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Nicholaus Erb

Mother: Anna Walz

Spouse(s): Jacob SHANTZ

Children(s): Cathrine Shantz, Mary Shantz, Elizaberth Shantz, Isaac SHANTZ, Esther SHANTZ, Susannah SHANTZ, Abraham SHANTZ, Jacob SHANTZ

In 1710, Magdalena Erb entered the world in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., born to Nicholaus Claus H Erb And Anna Katharina Walz. In 1740, Magdalena Erb resided in Hanover Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Unit. Magdalena Erb married Jacob Shantz, and had children including Abraham Shantz, Cathrine Shantz, Elizaberth Shantz, Esther Shantz, Isaac Shantz, Jacob Shantz, Mary Shantz, Susannah Shantz. Magdalena Erb passed away in 1762 in Vincent, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1710, Magdalena Erb entered the world in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., born to Nicholaus Claus H Erb And Anna Katharina Walz.
  • In 1740, Magdalena Erb resided in Hanover Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Unit.
  • Magdalena Erb married Jacob Shantz, and had children including Abraham Shantz, Cathrine Shantz, Elizaberth Shantz, Esther Shantz, Isaac Shantz, Jacob Shantz, Mary Shantz, Susannah Shantz.
  • Magdalena Erb passed away in 1762 in Vincent, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholaus Erb
1680–1752
Birth Location: Emmenthal, Bern, Switzerland
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Anna Walz
1678–1752
Birth Location: Göppingen, Donaukreis, Wurttemberg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Jacob SHANTZ
1710–1781
Birth Location: Thun, Bern, Switzerland
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Children(s)

Cathrine Shantz
1757–1789
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CS
Mary Shantz
1755–1781
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizaberth Shantz
1760–1832
Birth Location: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Isaac SHANTZ
1747–1802
Birth Location: Germantown,Mont,Penn
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Esther SHANTZ
1767–1821
Birth Location: , Montgomery, PA, USA
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Susannah SHANTZ
1764–1838
Birth Location: –
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Abraham SHANTZ
1747–1826
Birth Location: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jacob SHANTZ
1747–1823
Birth Location: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Magdalena Erb's Ancestors

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Magdalena Erb
1710–1762
Birth Place: Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Parents
Nicholaus Claus H. Erb
1680–1752
Emmenthal, Bern, Switzerland
Anna (Katharina) Walz
1678–1752
Göppingen, Donaukreis, Wurttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Magdalena Erb's Descendants

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Magdalena Erb (1710–1762) m. Jacob SHANTZ (12 JUN 1710–5 FEB 1781)
  1. 1. Cathrine Shantz 1757–1789
  2. 2. Mary Shantz 1755–1781
  3. 3. Elizaberth Shantz 1760–1832
  4. 4. Isaac SHANTZ 1747–1802 m. Barbara REIFF 1753–1820
    1. 1. Isaac SHANTZ 1783–1854 m. Esther BECHTEL 1786–1867
      1. 1. Barbara Shanty 1812–1887 m. Abraham Mayer 1803–1893
        1. 1. Aaron Moyer 1837–1907 m. Veronica BOWMAN 1846–1931
        2. 2. Mary (Ann Shantz) Moyer 1833–1857
        3. 3. Isaac MOYER 1834–1916 m. Barbara SCHANTZ 1838–1885
        4. 4. Nancy MOYER 1835–1914
        5. 5. Nettie (Moyer) Eby 1838–1930
        6. 6. Magdalena Moyer 1840–1841
        7. 7. Moses (S) Moyer 1842–1925
        8. 8. David MOYER 1844–1916 m. Sarah Eby 1847–1880 m. Fannie WIDEMAN 1855–
        9. 9. Sarah Moyer 1847–1934 m. Abraham (H.) MOYER 1838–
        10. 10. Samuel (S) Moyer 1849–1941 m. Lydia WISMER 1852–
        11. 11. Lavina Moyer 1851–1914 m. Absalom (Wenger) Meyer 1847–1914
        12. 12. Abraham MOYER 1853–1927 m. Mary (Ann) DAUM 1858–1939
        13. 13. Levi (S.) Moyer 1856–1880 m. Magdalena BRICKER 1859–
      2. 2. Elizabeth SHANTZ 1809–1821
      3. 3. Samuel SHANTZ 1811–1895 m. Susannah ERB –1845
      4. 4. Mary SHANTZ 1814–1875
      5. 5. Sarah ('Sallie') SHANTZ 1816–1881
      6. 6. Nancy SHANTZ 1817–
      7. 7. Veronica SHANTZ 1819–1893
      8. 8. Esther SHANTZ 1823–1883
        1. 1. Leah ESHELMANN 1846–1916
        2. 2. Samuel (S.) ESHELMANN 1850–1909
        3. 3. Moses ESHELMANN 1853–1853
        4. 4. Nancy ESHELMANN 1854–1854
        5. 5. Magdalena ESHELMANN 1858–1922
        6. 6. Esther ESHELMANN 1861–1926
        7. 7. David (S.) ESHELMANN 1865–1940
      9. 9. Magdalena SHANTZ 1825–1887
      10. 10. Isaac (B.) SHANTZ 1827–
        1. 1. Maria SHANTZ 1856–
      11. 11. Leah SHANTZ 1829–
    2. 2. Mary SHANTZ 1775–1866
    3. 3. Abraham SHANTZ 1776–1856
    4. 4. Christian SHANTZ 1779–1856
    5. 5. Jacob SHANTZ 1781–1867
    6. 6. David SHANTZ 1787–1879
    7. 7. Veronica SHANTZ 1789–1876
    8. 8. Samuel SHANTZ 1792–1792
    9. 9. Joseph SHANTZ 1795–1882
  5. 5. Esther SHANTZ 1767–1821 m. Abraham (Bergey Or) Berge 1745–1817
    1. 1. Mary (Magdalena) Berge 1798–1878
    2. 2. Esther Berge 1792–
    3. 3. Salome Berkey 1780–1823
    4. 4. Catherine (Shantz) BERGEY 1786–1874 m. Abraham HONSBERGER 1782–1857
      1. 1. Esther HONSBERGER 1826–1902 m. Jacob (B.) SALTZBERGER 1825–1911
        1. 1. Lovina SALTZBERGER 1856–
    5. 5. Mary (Margaret) Berge 1778–
    6. 6. Margaret (Berge Or) Bergey 1788–1844
    7. 7. Abraham Berge 1801–1880
    8. 8. Hannah Bergey 1787–1868
    9. 9. Susanna (Shantz) Bergey 1791–1861
    10. 10. Mary Berge 1777–
    11. 11. Jonas Berge 1796–1860
    12. 12. Mary (Magdalena) Berge 1798–1878
    13. 13. Esther Berge 1792–
  6. 6. Susannah SHANTZ 1764–1838
  7. 7. Abraham SHANTZ 1747–1826
  8. 8. Jacob SHANTZ 1747–1823

Magdalena Erb's Timeline

4 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Magdalena Erb in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
1718
1718
Age 8
Birth of Magdalena Erb in Canton Bern, Switzerland
Canton Bern, Switzerland
1740
1740
Age 30
Magdalena Erb resided here in Hanover Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Hanover Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1762
1762
Age 52
Death of Magdalena Erb in Vincent, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Vincent, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Canton Bern, Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;Date: 2006;
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 23 May 2018, 01:44), entry for Magdalena Erb(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2QH-HDW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Hanover Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;Date: 2006;
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 23 May 2018, 01:44), entry for Magdalena Erb(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2QH-HDW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;Date: 2006;
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 23 May 2018, 01:44), entry for Magdalena Erb(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2QH-HDW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Vincent, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;Date: 2006;
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 23 May 2018, 01:44), entry for Magdalena Erb(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2QH-HDW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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