Christian Fenstermacher
1697 - 1767 (70 years)-
Name Christian Fenstermacher Birth 14 Apr 1697 Meisenheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany 
[1] - his name occasionally given as Christman in records
Gender Male Death 8 Dec 1767 Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania [1] Person ID I43730 South Central Pennsylvania Families Last Modified 14 Mar 2024
Family 1 Barbara Rummel, b. 28 Mar 1709, Palatinate d. 15 Dec 1790, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years) Marriage May 1749 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA [2] Children 1. Henrich Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. George Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Martin Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. May Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. Elisabeth Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F7499 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2024
Family 2 ??? d. 1741, Atlantic Ocean Children 1. Anna Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Andreas Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Peter Fenstermacher [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F7501 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2024
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Birth - 14 Apr 1697 - Meisenheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany 
Marriage - May 1749 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - In Rhenish Bavaria, apprenticed to six years Court Butcher to the Count von Daun on the Rhine. Served one year in the Dutch War. In 1741, came to PA with family, but wife died on the voyage. Lived in Philadelphia where he was comforted by Count Zinzendorf and joined the Moravians. Moved to Lititz in 1764 to take charge of the congregation store.
From will, it is not clear which children go with which parent. First three listed assumed to be the children from Christian's first wife.
- In Rhenish Bavaria, apprenticed to six years Court Butcher to the Count von Daun on the Rhine. Served one year in the Dutch War. In 1741, came to PA with family, but wife died on the voyage. Lived in Philadelphia where he was comforted by Count Zinzendorf and joined the Moravians. Moved to Lititz in 1764 to take charge of the congregation store.
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