1. | THORNTON, Henry was born in 1796 in PA (son of THORNTON, John and WITMER, Maria Magdalena); died on 1 Mar 1879 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN. Family/Spouse: KREITZER, Sarah. Sarah was born in 1807 in PA; died on 3 Jan 1887 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | THORNTON, John was born in 1758 (son of THORNTON, John and REIFSNYDER, Anne); died in 1816 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH. John married WITMER, Maria Magdalena on 24 Nov 1785 in Snyder County, PA. Maria (daughter of WITMER, Peter and SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome) was born on 4 Apr 1766 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died in 1847 in Green Township, Summit County, OH; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | WITMER, Maria Magdalena was born on 4 Apr 1766 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA (daughter of WITMER, Peter and SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome); died in 1847 in Green Township, Summit County, OH; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH.
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4. | THORNTON, John John + REIFSNYDER, Anne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | REIFSNYDER, Anne
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6. | WITMER, Peter was born in 1737 in Hertzheim, Prussia (son of WITMER, Peter and BACHMAN, Anna Catharine); died on 3 Jul 1793 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; was buried in 1793 in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA. Notes: He arrives with his parents, brothers and sister, when he was 10 years old. They came aboard the ship, Restauration; James Hall, Capt; from Rotterdam, last from Leith. His parents, born in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, had fled with other Swiss Mennonite families due to religious persecution. Peter married SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome on 7 Oct 1757 in St Michael's and Zion Church, Philippines., Pa. Sarah (daughter of SCHUETT, Carl Valentine Michael) was born on 4 Oct 1740 in Upper Alsace, France; died in 1800 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome was born on 4 Oct 1740 in Upper Alsace, France (daughter of SCHUETT, Carl Valentine Michael); died in 1800 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA.
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12. | WITMER, Peter was born in 1698 in Canton Zurich, Switzerland (son of WIDMER, Johannes and GRABER, Katharina); died on 28 Jul 1791 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA. Notes: From the book, "The Witmer Family" compiled by Maxine Blankenhorn Bennett, pub. by Clifford H. Bennett, 1984 Peter married BACHMAN, Anna Catharine between 1716 and 1752. Anna was born between 1695 and 1720; died between 1745 and 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | BACHMAN, Anna Catharine was born between 1695 and 1720; died between 1745 and 1808.
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14. | SCHUETT, Carl Valentine Michael
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