Brief Life History of Martin B
When Martin B Wenger Jr. was born in 1769, in Bavaria, Germany, his father, Martin Shirk Wenger, was 27 and his mother, Anna Huber Gingerich, was 26. He married Barbara Betchel on 15 November 1792, in Warren Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 13 August 1826, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Martin Winger in entry for Catharine Winger, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
Spouse and Children
1769–1826 Male
1774–1848 Female
Children (12)
1793–1881 Female
1795–1887 Female
1797–1827 Female
1799–1855 Female
1801–1884 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1742–1815 Male
1743–1793 Female
Siblings (12)
1765–1848 Male
1766–1828 Female
1766– Female
1767–1840 Male
1768– Male
+7 More Children
World Events (2)
1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
Age 44
1814
Age 45
Name Meaning
German:
habitational name for someone from any of various places in Bavaria, Austria, and Switzerland named Weng, Wengen or Wangen.
topographic name from South German Wang or Weng denoting a grass-covered slope.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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