Esther Funk

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Funk was born on 27 July 1762, in Franconia Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Rev Henry Funk, was 35 and her mother, Barbara Saunders Showalter, was 29. She married Jacob Erbaugh on 21 August 1781, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Erbaugh
1762–1834
Esther Funk
1762–
Marriage: 21 August 1781
Mary Polly Erbaugh
1782–1848
Anna Erbaugh
about 1807–
Barbara Erbaugh
1783–1785
Catharine Erbaugh
1785–1838
Elizabeth Erbaugh
1787–1806
Susanna Erbaugh
1789–1870
Nancy Ann Erbaugh
1790–1862
Henry Erbaugh
1792–1804
Esther Erbaugh
1794–1815
Jacob Erbaugh II
1797–1837
Reverend Abraham Erbaugh
1799–1871
Veronica Erbaugh
1801–1802
Rebecca Erbaugh
1802–1875
Henry Erbaugh
1805–1806

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    Name Meaning

    German: nickname for a blacksmith, or for a small and lively or irritable individual, from Middle High German vunke ‘spark’. This surname is also found Poland, Czechia, Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and the Netherlands.

    English: from Middle English funke, fonke, founck ‘spark of fire’, with the same meaning as 1 above.

    History: Between 1709 and 1772 nine families bearing this name immigrated to America. See also Funck .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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