When Benjamin Bitner was born on 3 June 1781, in Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Martin Mathias Bitner, was 31 and his mother, Eva Margaretha Wiest, was 32. He married Elizabeth Werner about 1807. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 17 May 1856, in Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Emanuel Union Cemetery, Tusseyville, Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States.