Michael Schenk, 1692–1744 (aged 52 years)
- Name
- Michael /Schenk/
- Given names
- Michael
- Surname
- Schenk
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1692–1744
Birth: 1692 — Bern, Switzerland Death: May 1744 — Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
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Note | This is Not the Michael Schenk born in Germany in 1670 </line><line /><line /><line>Michael Schenk was born in 1692 in Boeckten, Sissach Parish, Basel, Switzerland. (8160)(8161) May have been born in Hausen, southwest of Zurich, Switzerland.</line><line /><line>Find a grave says the following. </line><line /><line>He immigrated on 19 Sep 1717 to Pennsylvania. He owned west of Ephrata in 1733 in Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa.. (8163) He signed a will on 7 Sep 1763 in Lancaster Co., Pa..(8164) He died between 7 Sep 1763 and 24 Dec 1763 in Lancaster Co., Pa.. (8165) He had an estate probated on 24 Dec 1763 in Lancaster Co., Pa..(8166) He owned 424 acres along Conestoga Creek (within future city of Lancaster) by 27 Sep 1717 in Lancaster Co., Pa..(8167) Shared land with Henry "Pare" (Bar?), the twin brother o0f wife Anna. John Slabaugh spelled this family's name as SHANK. This was changed to Schenck, more in line with the German spelling.</line><line /><line>Michael's oldest child was born in 1719 and the youngest in 1760. At the very least, one must weigh the span of 41 years and decide if Anna could be the mother of all ten known children.</line><line /><line>Children were: Michael SCHENCK, Michael SCHENCK, Catherine SCHENCK, Elizabeth SCHENCK, Barbara SCHENCK, Anna Maria SCHENCK, Veronica (Frena) SCHENCK , Anna SCHENCK, John SCHENCK , Martin SCHENCK, Magdalena SHANK.</line><line /><line>He married Elizabeth He was married to Maudlin ----. (8169)</line><line /><line /><line /> |
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