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MELCHIOR Brenneman 1665–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Canton, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: 20 Jan 1736

Death Location: New Danville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Melchior Brenneman

Mother: CHRISTINA Reüsser

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stehman

Children(s): Christopher Brenneman, Christian Brenneman, Melchior III, Catherine Brenneman, John Brenneman, Adam Brenneman, Feronica Brenneman, Hans Brenneman

In 1665, MELCHIOR Brenneman entered the world in Canton, Bern, Switzerland, born to Melchior Brenneman And Christina Stini Eicher Reusser Reusser. MELCHIOR Brenneman married Elizabeth Jane Stehman, and had children including Adam Brenneman, Catherine Brenneman, Christian Brenneman, Christopher Stephen Stoffel Brenneman, Feronica Brenneman, Hans Brenneman, John Brenneman, Melchior Stehman Brenneman Iii. MELCHIOR Brenneman passed away in 1736 in New Danville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1665, MELCHIOR Brenneman entered the world in Canton, Bern, Switzerland, born to Melchior Brenneman And Christina Stini Eicher Reusser Reusser.
  • MELCHIOR Brenneman married Elizabeth Jane Stehman, and had children including Adam Brenneman, Catherine Brenneman, Christian Brenneman, Christopher Stephen Stoffel Brenneman, Feronica Brenneman, Hans Brenneman, John Brenneman, Melchior Stehman Brenneman Iii.
  • MELCHIOR Brenneman passed away in 1736 in New Danville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Melchior Brenneman
1631–1678
Birth Location: Ober Diessbach, Bern, Switzerland
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CHRISTINA Reüsser
1636–1672
Birth Location: Ober Diessbach, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stehman
1673–1737
Birth Location: Oberdiessbach, Luzern Canton, Bern, Switzerland
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Children(s)

Christopher Brenneman
1693–1758
Birth Location: Griesheim, Rhein-Hessen, Germany
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Christian Brenneman
1695–1757
Birth Location: Rhein Hessen, Griesheim
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Melchior III
1718–1794
Birth Location: New Danville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Brenneman
1705–1769
Birth Location: Hessen, Germany
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John Brenneman
1698–1747
Birth Location: Griesheim, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
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Adam Brenneman
1697–1759
Birth Location: Griesheim, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany
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Feronica Brenneman
1715–1823
Birth Location: Langnau,, Canton Bern, Switzerland
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Hans Brenneman
1708–1778
Birth Location: –
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MELCHIOR Brenneman's Ancestors

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MELCHIOR Brenneman
1665–1736
Birth Place: Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Parents
Melchior Brenneman
1631–1678
Ober Diessbach, Bern, Switzerland
CHRISTINA (Stini Eicher Reusser) Reüsser
1636–1672
Ober Diessbach, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
NICLAUS Brannimann
1605–1634
Zimmerwald, Bern, Switzerland
ELIZABETH
1600–1631
Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MELCHIOR Brenneman's Descendants

1.
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MELCHIOR Brenneman (1665–20 Jan 1736) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Stehman (1673–aft 1737)
  1. 1. Christopher (Stephen Stoffel) Brenneman 1693–1758 m. Margaret Who 1696–1777
    1. 1. Elizabeth Brenneman 1727–1766
    2. 2. Abraham Brenneman 1730–1815 m. Barbara (Newcomer) ⭐️ 1732–1777 m. Mary Shank 1743–
      1. 1. Anna (Brenneman) ⭐️ 1753–1796 m. John (Johannes Baughman) ⭐️ 1748–1802
        1. 1. Jacob Baughman 1785–1841 m. Eliz Musselman 1781–1870
        2. 2. Daniel (David) Baughman 1783–1868
        3. 3. Christian Baughman 1787–
        4. 4. Christina Baughman 1781–1851
        5. 5. Henry Baughman 1776–1802
        6. 6. Abraham Baughman 1775–1862 m. Esther Musselman 1782–1816 m. Rebecca Bowman 1774–1852 m. Mary (Eleanor Ellen Robinson) Hamilton 1794–1867
        7. 7. Mary Baughman 1796–1870
        8. 8. Anna Baughman 1794–1860
        9. 9. John Bachman 1791–1841
        10. 10. Barbara Baughman 1778–1798
        11. 11. John Baughman 1782–1841
        12. 12. David Baughman 1789–
      2. 2. Abraham Brenneman 1764–1840
      3. 3. Daniel Brenneman 1766–1838
      4. 4. Peter Brenneman 1767–
      5. 5. Abraham Branneman 1765–1830
      6. 6. Christina Brenneman 1763–1816
      7. 7. Elizabeth Brenneman 1758–1836
      8. 8. Anthony Brenneman 1754–1792
      9. 9. Mary Brenneman 1765–1801
  2. 2. Christian Brenneman 1695–1757 m. Susanna Levering 1699–1777
    1. 1. Melchior Brenneman 1726–1809 m. Ann Snavely 1730–1809
      1. 1. Maria Brenneman 1755–1835 m. John (B) Haldeman 1753–1832
      2. 2. Catharine Brenneman 1754–
      3. 3. Barbara Brenneman 1770–
      4. 4. Christian Brenneman 1756–1820
      5. 5. Susanna Brenneman 1772–1846
      6. 6. Henry Brenneman 1758–1808
      7. 7. Jacob Brenneman 1761–1808
      8. 8. Anna Brenneman 1765–1841
      9. 9. Veronica Brenneman 1751–1804
      10. 10. Elizabeth Brenneman 1767–1807
      11. 11. John Brenneman 1752–1804
    2. 2. Adam Brenneman 1733–1783
    3. 3. Catharine Brenneman 1733–1804
    4. 4. Anna Brenneman 1730–1781
    5. 5. William Brenneman 1730–1787
    6. 6. Veronica Brenneman 1738–1765
    7. 7. Samuel Brenneman 1738–1804
    8. 8. Maria (Magdalena) Brenneman 1725–1814
    9. 9. Jacob Brenneman 1742–1774
    10. 10. Isaac Brenneman 1737–
    11. 11. Benjamin Brenneman 1737–1804
    12. 12. Christian Brenneman 1728–1764
  3. 3. Melchior (Stehman Brenneman) III 1718–1794 m. Anna (Geetha) Good 1722–1800
    1. 1. Eve Brenneman 1740–1820
    2. 2. Melchior Brenneman 1741–1817
    3. 3. Abraham Brenneman 1744–1815 m. MARIA REIFF 1746–1788 m. Magdalena Shank 1768–1851
      1. 1. MELCHIOR BRENEMAN 1775–1828
      2. 2. Frances Breneman 1777–1837
      3. 3. Eve (Margaret) Breneman 1788–1788
      4. 4. Magdalena Breneman 1770–1851
      5. 5. Elizabeth Breneman 1773–1815
      6. 6. Anna (Barbara) Breneman 1780–1845
      7. 7. Daniel (W) Branneman 1782–1870
      8. 8. Abraham (Breneman) Jr. 1785–1843
      9. 9. Henry Breneman 1791–1866
      10. 10. Christian Breneman 1793–1859
      11. 11. John Breneman 1795–1867
      12. 12. Mary Breneman 1798–
      13. 13. Catherine Breneman 1802–1865
      14. 14. David Breneman 1805–1892
      15. 15. Jacob Breneman 1796–1865
    4. 4. Isaac Brenneman 1746–1804
    5. 5. Margaret Brenneman 1747–1808
    6. 6. Rudolph Brenneman 1749–1774
    7. 7. Jacob Brenneman 1753–1838
    8. 8. David Brenneman 1754–1820
    9. 9. Ann Brenneman 1755–1832 m. Johann (Groff) Horst 1750–1813
    10. 10. Elizabeth Brenneman 1758–1836 m. Bishop (Heinrich) Rhodes 1748–1827
      1. 1. Anthony Rhoades 1789–1876
      2. 2. Samuel Rhodes 1797–1832
      3. 3. Henry Rhodes 1781–1855
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Brenneman) Rhodes 1784–1814
      5. 5. Ann (Roth) Rhodes 1780–1853
      6. 6. Maria Rhodes 1787–1808
      7. 7. Jacob (Roth) Rhodes 1796–1862
      8. 8. Christian (Roth) Rhodes 1773–1809
      9. 9. Johannes Rhodes 1792–1814
    11. 11. Frances Brenneman 1751–1804
    12. 12. Peter Brenneman 1739–1783
    13. 13. Henry Brenneman 1765–1820
    14. 14. John Brenneman 1763–1827
    15. 15. Eve Brenneman 1740–
    16. 16. Christian Brenneman –1757
  4. 4. Catherine Brenneman 1705–1769 m. Johannes Steiner 1702–1769
    1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Steiner 1734–1800
    2. 2. Magdalena Steiner 1725–
    3. 3. Barbara Steiner 1732–1768
    4. 4. Abraham Steiner 1734–1801
    5. 5. Jacob Steiner 1732–1804
    6. 6. Christian Steiner 1735–1784
    7. 7. Catherine Steiner 1736–1756
    8. 8. Eve Steiner 1734–1822
    9. 9. John Steiner 1729–1774
  5. 5. John Brenneman 1698–1747
  6. 6. Adam Brenneman 1697–1759 m. Mary Stuart 1700–1786
    1. 1. Barbara Brenneman 1747–1819
    2. 2. Isaac Brenneman 1730–1804
    3. 3. Eve Brenneman 1735–1824 m. Henry Bowman 1736–1808
      1. 1. John Bowman 1755–1813
      2. 2. Henry Bowman 1763–1841
      3. 3. Daniel Bowman 1777–1829
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bowman 1772–1861
      5. 5. Emanuel Bowman 1765–1845
      6. 6. Esther Bowman 1758–
      7. 7. Esther Bowman 1782–
      8. 8. Mary Bowman 1769–1852
      9. 9. John (F) Bowman 1771–1835
      10. 10. Francis Bowman 1766–1857
    4. 4. Henry Brenneman 1740–1815 m. Margaret (Bowman) Grafft 1740–1820
      1. 1. Elizabeth Brenneman 1768–1816
      2. 2. John Brenneman 1763–1843
      3. 3. Ann Brenneman 1773–
      4. 4. Henry Brenneman 1764–1847
      5. 5. Adam Brenneman 1771–1847
      6. 6. Catharine Brenneman 1800–1868
    5. 5. Adam Brenneman 1737–1778 m. Esther Neff 1745–1789
      1. 1. Maria Brenneman 1767–1864
      2. 2. Esther (Neff) Brenneman 1769–1774
      3. 3. Christian (Neff) Brenneman 1777–1820
      4. 4. Elizabeth Brenneman 1775–1857
      5. 5. Henry (Neff) Brenneman 1764–1847
      6. 6. Abraham Brenneman 1771–1820
    6. 6. Anna Brenneman 1742– m. John Bauman 1740–1775
    7. 7. Magdalena Brenneman 1732–
    8. 8. John Brenneman 1744–1818
    9. 9. Maria (Juliana) Brennemann 1750–1831
    10. 10. Elizabeth Brenneman 1752–1786
  7. 7. Feronica Brenneman 1715–1823
  8. 8. Hans Brenneman 1708–1778

MELCHIOR Brenneman's Timeline

4 Records

1665
1665
Birth of MELCHIOR Brenneman in Oberdiessbach, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland
Oberdiessbach, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland
1665
1665
Birth of MELCHIOR Brenneman in Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Canton, Bern, Switzerland
1736
20 January 1736
Age 71
Death of MELCHIOR Brenneman in Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1736
20 Jan 1736
Age 71
Death of MELCHIOR Brenneman in Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Oberdiessbach, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1992.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Canton, Bern, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: PA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1992.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Year: 1709; Page Number: 436

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A history of the descendants of Abraham Breneman : born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1744, and settled near E

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1736
    Event Place: Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1736
    Event Place: Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Danville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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