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Christian Wenger

Male 1698 - 1772  (73 years)

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  • Name Christian Wenger 
    Birth 8 May 1698  Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 8 May 1698  Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Life sketch GENEALOGY OF THE WENGER FAMILY IN AMERICA First Generation Christian Wenger emigrated from Palatinate Europe to America as a young man in the ship Molley from Rotterdam last from Deal arriving at Philadelphia Sept 30 1727 locating himself in the vicinity now known as Groffenthal Lancaster Co Pa It is not positively known but is supposed that he was a Mennonite Afterwards he was married to a German lady by the name of Eve Grabiel Their children were 1 Magdalena Wenger born Aug 26 1729 2 Hans John Wenger born Nov 9 1731 No 2 3 Christian Wenger born Mar 23 1733 No 27 4 Mary Wenger born Nov 27 1734 5 Eve Wenger born Oct 10 1736 6 Barbara Wenger born Nov 11 1739 7 Michael Wenger born Aug 1 1741 No 39 8 Elisabeth Wenger born July 4 1745 9 Joseph Wenger born Aug 8 1747 No 3 10 Abraham Wenger born Oct 9 1749 No 23 11 Henry Wenger born Oct 25 1753 No 4 From "History of the Descendants of Christian Wenger: Who Emigrated from Europe to ..." By Jonas G. Wenger, Martin D. Wenger, Joseph H. Wenger 
    Immigration 30 Sep 1727  Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 Feb 1772  West Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Leola, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1619  Martin Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2026 

    Father Christen Wenger,   b. 1667, Röthenbach im Emmental, Bern, Schweiz Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Christina Susanna Engel,   b. 29 Apr 1666, Roethenbach, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1745, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eve Rosina Graybill,   b. 1705, Höchstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1790, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1727  Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hans Graybill Wenger,   b. 9 Nov 1731, West Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1800, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Magdalena G Wenger,   b. 26 Aug 1729, West Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1787, East Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Christian Graybill Wenger,   b. 23 Mar 1733, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1817, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Mary Grabiel Wenger,   b. 27 Nov 1734, Groffdale, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1760, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     5. John Grabiel Wenger,   b. Abt 1735, W. Earl Township, Lancaster, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1785, W. Earl Township, Lancaster, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     6. Eve Wenger,   b. 10 Oct 1736, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1799, Weaverland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     7. Isaac Grabiel Wenger,   b. Abt 1738, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Barbara Grabiel Wenger,   b. 11 Nov 1739, Earl Township, Lancaster, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1744, Earl Township, Lancaster, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     9. Michael Graybill Wenger,   b. 1 Aug 1741, East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1794, West Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     10. Elizabeth Wenger,   b. 3 Mar 1759, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1840, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     11. Joseph Gabriel Wenger,   b. 8 Aug 1747, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1812, Edom, Rockingham, VA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     12. Abraham Grabiel Wenger,   b. 9 Oct 1749, Earl Township, Lancaster, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1749, Earl Township, Lancaster, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     13. Henry Graybill Wenger,   b. 15 Aug 1753, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1819, Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     14. Elizabeth Graybill Wenger,   b. 4 Jul 1745, Groffdale, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1794, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2026