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Michael Witmer Sr 1668–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1668

Birth Location: Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Death Date: May 1763

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Christopher Wittmer

Mother: Agnes Broich

Spouse(s): Anna Roth

Children(s): Peter Witmer, Michael Whitmer, Peter Witmer, Ulrich Whitmer, Anna Whitmer, Johan Wittmer

Michael Witmer Sr was born in 1668 in Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, the child of Christopher Wittmer And Agnes Broich. Michael Witmer Sr married Anna Maria Margaretha Roth, and had children including Anna R Witmer Whitmer, Johan Christophel Wittmer, Michael Whitmer, Peter Witmer, Ulrich Whitmer. Michael Witmer Sr passed away in 1763 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Michael Witmer Sr was born in 1668 in Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, the child of Christopher Wittmer And Agnes Broich.
  • Michael Witmer Sr married Anna Maria Margaretha Roth, and had children including Anna R Witmer Whitmer, Johan Christophel Wittmer, Michael Whitmer, Peter Witmer, Ulrich Whitmer.
  • Michael Witmer Sr passed away in 1763 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Wittmer
1636–1726
Birth Location: Liesthal, Basel-Country, Switzerland
CW
Agnes Broich
1648–1732
Birth Location: Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
AB

Spouses(s)

Anna Roth
1678–1735
Birth Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
AR

Children(s)

Peter Witmer
1710–1792
Birth Location: Canton, Zurich, Switzerland
PW
Michael Whitmer
1719–1763
Birth Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
MW
Peter Witmer
1712–1792
Birth Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
PW
Ulrich Whitmer
1702–1769
Birth Location: Germany
UW
Anna Whitmer
1718–
Birth Location: Zürich, Switzerland
AW
Johan Wittmer
1713–1804
Birth Location: Zurich, Switzerland
JW

Michael Sr's Ancestors

Self
Michael Sr
1668–1763
Birth Place: Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Parents
Christopher Wittmer
1636–1726
Liesthal, Basel-Country, Switzerland
Agnes Broich
1648–1732
Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Michael Wittmer
1603–1646
Muttenz, Basel-Country, Switzerland
Margaret Wolff
1625–1669
Liesthael, Baseland, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Sr's Descendants

1.
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Michael (Witmer) Sr (14 Feb 1668–May 1763) m. Anna (Maria Margaretha) Roth (05 Sep 1678–07 Apr 1735)
  1. 1. Peter Witmer 1710–1792
  2. 2. Michael Whitmer 1719–1763 m. Barbara Whitmer 1704–1792
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stauffer 1744–1828 m. Jacob Stauffer 1740–1821 m. Jacob Stauffer 1765–1820
      1. 1. Maria Kreider 1777–1850 m. Jacob (Kreider) Jr 1771–1853 m. Johannes (John) Erisman 1775–1827 m. John Kreider 1777–1864
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Kreider) Hostetter 1802–1888 m. David Hostetter 1801–1834 m. Tobias Kreider 1799–1868
        2. 2. Jacob (Crader) Greter 1740–1808
        3. 3. Barbara (Freist) Greder 1740–1817
        4. 4. David Kreider 1803–1871
        5. 5. Joseph Kreider 1805–1891
        6. 6. Mary Kreider 1808–1894
        7. 7. Michael Kreider 1806–1894
        8. 8. Catherine Kreider 1809–1879
        9. 9. Susanna Kreider 1814–1887
        10. 10. Lydia Kreider 1816–1894
        11. 11. Matilda (Attila) Erisman 1796–
        12. 12. Maria Erisman 1799–1884
        13. 13. Christian Erisman 1803–1875
        14. 14. Christian Erisman 1803–1860
        15. 15. Susannah (Erisman) Mause 1805–1876 m. Andrew Mause 1798–1884
        16. 16. John Erisman 1808–1895
        17. 17. Jacob Erisman 1811–1872
        18. 18. Abraham Erisman 1813–
        19. 19. Daniel Erisman 1815–1817
        20. 20. Henry Erisman 1817–
        21. 21. Mary Kreider 1806–1894
        22. 22. Susan Landis 1813–1887
      2. 2. Anne Stover 1760–
      3. 3. Barbara Stover 1760–
      4. 4. Maria (Ann) Stauffer 1764–
      5. 5. Christian Stauffer 1767–1829
      6. 6. David Stover 1769–1855
      7. 7. Judith Stauffer 1771–1824
      8. 8. Catharine Stauffer 1771–1834
      9. 9. Barbara Stauffer 1782–
      10. 10. Jacob Stauffer 1783–1822
      11. 11. Susanna Stauffer 1783–1852
      12. 12. David Stauffer 1788–1855
      13. 13. Henry Stauffer 1790–
      14. 14. Elizabeth Stover 1760–
      15. 15. Henry Stauffer 1760–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stauffer 1768–
  3. 3. Peter Witmer 1712–1792
  4. 4. Ulrich Whitmer 1702–1769
    1. 1. Catherine Witmer 1735–1791
    2. 2. Peter Witmer 1736–1793
  5. 5. Anna (R Witmer) Whitmer 1718–
  6. 6. Johan (Christophel) Wittmer 1713–1804 m. Eva (Christina) Fritzinger 1725–1770

Michael Sr's Timeline

5 Records

1668
14 Feb 1668
Birth of Michael Witmer Sr in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
1668
14 Feb 1668
Birth of Michael Witmer Sr in Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
1733
1733
Age 65
Michael Witmer Sr resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
1763
May 1763
Age 95
Death of Michael Witmer Sr in Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1779
1779
Age 111
Michael Witmer Sr resided here in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1668
    Event Place: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 463.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AMB
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1668
    Event Place: Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1732; Page Number: 31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 328

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1763
    Event Place: Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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