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JOHANNES BACKENSTOSS |
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5-7-1764 |
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2-7-1846 |
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Belleman's Ch.(dates from Ch. records). History of Berks County, PA, compiled by Morton L. Montgomery 1909 states: "He was born on the homestead farm in Centre Twp., and lived near Garfield P.O. all of his life, engaged in blacksmithing and farming. He and his family were members of Belleman's Union Church, belonging to the Lutheran congregation |
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12-20-1774 |
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young; Jacob; Samuel; Jonah(Jonathan); Rebecca; Kate; John(2); Sallie; William and Benneville." Our Historian, who compiled the 1949 Family History stated: They had 1 |
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young; he added |
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6-18-1841, age 66y5m28d. The Schwarzwald Reformed Ch. records, Exeter Twp., Berks Co. showJOHANNES BACKESTOS of Bern Twp |
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to Elizabeth Himmelberger, and they had these ch.: John, who |
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Elizabeth & son Daniel to make12 offspring. According to Directory of Burials byBlatt, adjoining burial plot has CATHARINA BACKENSTOSS, wife of Johannes |
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2 Children, of whom 9 grew to maturity(no dates are given for John(1), Rebecca & Kate; are the 3 presumed to have |
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12-2-1773. Furthermore, Reformed records of Belleman's Ch. show JOHANNES, son of JOHANNES & CATHARINA BACKENSTOSS |
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in infancy. Could it be, however doubtful, there were two JOHANNES BACKENSTOSS', approximately the same age, living near Belleman's Ch., one married to Elizabeth Himmelberger and following the Lutheran doctrines and another |
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"last Friday" which was 6-2-1841, age 67y6m, making |
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10-4-1801. This must be the JOHN listed as |
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6-11-1793 CatharinaHimmelberger of Bern Twp |
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George Himmelberger & gdtr. Valentine Himmelberger). From this we conclude that Elizabeth Himmelberger in earlier histories should possibly be Catharina Himmelberger. However, death records in the Reading, PA Adler of 6-6-1841 state: CATHERINE BACKENSTOSS, wife of JOHN |
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to Catharina Himmelberger following the Reformed denomination |
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B4. JOHANNES BACKENSTOSS
