He and his family lived in the Moravian village of Lititz, Pennsylvania. Christian was a teamster who in 1761 built a large brick building that housed the first business establishment in Lititz, and contained living quarters for the family upstairs. That building, now known as the Rauch house after a baker who owned it in the 1800s, still stands at 69 Main Street in downtown Lititz, though its roofline has been altered drastically from its original shape.
Of his nine children (7 sons and 2 daughters) only 2 sons and one daughter survived him, namely: Christian, 1753, Matthew, 1764, and Catharine, 1761, who married Matthias Muecke. His second wife, married in 1779, was the widow Barbara Mueller (maiden: Leithold).
1. John Andrew in Germany 1750-1775
2. Jacob in Germany 1752-1778
3. Christian 1753 (m. Barbara Born) moved to Ohio
4. John Michael 1756-1756
5. George 1757-1757 - twin
6. Daniel 1757-1757 - twin
7. Anna Maria 1758 - 1759
8. Catherine 1761 - 1823 (m. Matthias Muecke)
9. Matthew 1764-1809 (m. Barbara Kiehler)
After Catharine's death in Jan.1778, he married the widow Barbara (Leithold) Mueller on Nov. 16, 1779.
He and his family lived in the Moravian village of Lititz, Pennsylvania. Christian was a teamster who in 1761 built a large brick building that housed the first business establishment in Lititz, and contained living quarters for the family upstairs. That building, now known as the Rauch house after a baker who owned it in the 1800s, still stands at 69 Main Street in downtown Lititz, though its roofline has been altered drastically from its original shape.
Of his nine children (7 sons and 2 daughters) only 2 sons and one daughter survived him, namely: Christian, 1753, Matthew, 1764, and Catharine, 1761, who married Matthias Muecke. His second wife, married in 1779, was the widow Barbara Mueller (maiden: Leithold).
1. John Andrew in Germany 1750-1775
2. Jacob in Germany 1752-1778
3. Christian 1753 (m. Barbara Born) moved to Ohio
4. John Michael 1756-1756
5. George 1757-1757 - twin
6. Daniel 1757-1757 - twin
7. Anna Maria 1758 - 1759
8. Catherine 1761 - 1823 (m. Matthias Muecke)
9. Matthew 1764-1809 (m. Barbara Kiehler)
After Catharine's death in Jan.1778, he married the widow Barbara (Leithold) Mueller on Nov. 16, 1779.
Family Members
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John Andrew Blickensderfer
1750–1775
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Jacob Blickensderfer
1752–1778
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Christian Blickensderfer Jr
1753–1820
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John Michael Blickensderfer
1756–1756
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George Blickensderfer
1757–1757
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Daniel Blickensderfer
1757–1757
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Anna Maria Blickensderfer
1758–1759
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Catharina "Catherine" Blickensderfer Muecke
1761–1823
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Matthias "Matthew" Blickensderfer
1764–1809