One source states he was born in 1719. Husband of Elizabeth Hostettler m. 11 Nov 1746 Lancaster Co, Pa.
Christian: a minister [Sources:] Bomberger book [via McGuiness] -'minister'. Weaver book -'The first minister known to have served in the Hammer Creek section was Christian Bomberger, a son of the first settler. He was ordained about 1760, lived on the old homestead farm left to him by his father, and served his people in private houses for about 27 years. He died in 1787.' (Taken from Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, by Martin G. Weaver, 1931, p.165.) AFT 1760 Warwick Twp. (Hammer Creek), Lancaster Co., PA. Source of edits: Weaver, Martin G., Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, 1831.
Bomberger Cemetery, Penn Twp.: Lancaster County, PA
Some text by Henry H. Bomberger, some by Anthony Kapolka
The Bomberger Cemetery is located two miles northwest of Lititz, 400 feet north of the Bomberger marker at the old Newport Road. The first body interred was the daughter of Christian Bomberger (pioneer) prior to 1740; the grave was marked with a small limestone, no date. The first marker is M.B. (Mary Bomberger), C.B. (Christian Bomberger), no date. Christian died in 1742; two daughters preceeded him. His son, John, the oldest of the family died in 1756; no marker, but a simple small stone which has crumbled.The Martin Bucher (pioneer) grave is not marked, although all of the early Buchers are buried in the cemetery. Seven generations of the Bomberger family are interred in the plot. There are about 18 graves not marked. The Kartz family of three buried in this cemetery had a tannery at Lexington about 1800. The last burial was 1907. Magdalena Bomberger, wife of Joseph Bomberger, was a daughter of Christian Hershey. Her grandmother was born on the Atlantic Ocean, three weeks before her parents landed in America. Here the pioneers, Christian Bomberger and Martin Bucher, sleep on this hallowed plot in unmarked graves. Lloyd Huber Bomberger said that "according to tradition, several Indians are buried in the old family graveyard." (Inscriptions are copied here as originally carved. The sculptors were not always careful as to spelling and grammatical forms.)
Christian: a minister [Sources:] Bomberger book [via McGuiness] -'minister'. Weaver book -'The first minister known to have served in the Hammer Creek section was Christian Bomberger, a son of the first settler. He was ordained about 1760, lived on the old homestead farm left to him by his father, and served his people in private houses for about 27 years. He died in 1787.' (Taken from Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, by Martin G. Weaver, 1931, p.165.) AFT 1760 Warwick Twp. (Hammer Creek), Lancaster Co., PA. Source of edits: Weaver, Martin G., Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, 1831.
Bomberger Cemetery, Penn Twp.: Lancaster County, PA
Some text by Henry H. Bomberger, some by Anthony Kapolka
The Bomberger Cemetery is located two miles northwest of Lititz, 400 feet north of the Bomberger marker at the old Newport Road. The first body interred was the daughter of Christian Bomberger (pioneer) prior to 1740; the grave was marked with a small limestone, no date. The first marker is M.B. (Mary Bomberger), C.B. (Christian Bomberger), no date. Christian died in 1742; two daughters preceeded him. His son, John, the oldest of the family died in 1756; no marker, but a simple small stone which has crumbled.The Martin Bucher (pioneer) grave is not marked, although all of the early Buchers are buried in the cemetery. Seven generations of the Bomberger family are interred in the plot. There are about 18 graves not marked. The Kartz family of three buried in this cemetery had a tannery at Lexington about 1800. The last burial was 1907. Magdalena Bomberger, wife of Joseph Bomberger, was a daughter of Christian Hershey. Her grandmother was born on the Atlantic Ocean, three weeks before her parents landed in America. Here the pioneers, Christian Bomberger and Martin Bucher, sleep on this hallowed plot in unmarked graves. Lloyd Huber Bomberger said that "according to tradition, several Indians are buried in the old family graveyard." (Inscriptions are copied here as originally carved. The sculptors were not always careful as to spelling and grammatical forms.)
One source states he was born in 1719. Husband of Elizabeth Hostettler m. 11 Nov 1746 Lancaster Co, Pa.
Christian: a minister [Sources:] Bomberger book [via McGuiness] -'minister'. Weaver book -'The first minister known to have served in the Hammer Creek section was Christian Bomberger, a son of the first settler. He was ordained about 1760, lived on the old homestead farm left to him by his father, and served his people in private houses for about 27 years. He died in 1787.' (Taken from Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, by Martin G. Weaver, 1931, p.165.) AFT 1760 Warwick Twp. (Hammer Creek), Lancaster Co., PA. Source of edits: Weaver, Martin G., Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, 1831.
Bomberger Cemetery, Penn Twp.: Lancaster County, PA
Some text by Henry H. Bomberger, some by Anthony Kapolka
The Bomberger Cemetery is located two miles northwest of Lititz, 400 feet north of the Bomberger marker at the old Newport Road. The first body interred was the daughter of Christian Bomberger (pioneer) prior to 1740; the grave was marked with a small limestone, no date. The first marker is M.B. (Mary Bomberger), C.B. (Christian Bomberger), no date. Christian died in 1742; two daughters preceeded him. His son, John, the oldest of the family died in 1756; no marker, but a simple small stone which has crumbled.The Martin Bucher (pioneer) grave is not marked, although all of the early Buchers are buried in the cemetery. Seven generations of the Bomberger family are interred in the plot. There are about 18 graves not marked. The Kartz family of three buried in this cemetery had a tannery at Lexington about 1800. The last burial was 1907. Magdalena Bomberger, wife of Joseph Bomberger, was a daughter of Christian Hershey. Her grandmother was born on the Atlantic Ocean, three weeks before her parents landed in America. Here the pioneers, Christian Bomberger and Martin Bucher, sleep on this hallowed plot in unmarked graves. Lloyd Huber Bomberger said that "according to tradition, several Indians are buried in the old family graveyard." (Inscriptions are copied here as originally carved. The sculptors were not always careful as to spelling and grammatical forms.)
Christian: a minister [Sources:] Bomberger book [via McGuiness] -'minister'. Weaver book -'The first minister known to have served in the Hammer Creek section was Christian Bomberger, a son of the first settler. He was ordained about 1760, lived on the old homestead farm left to him by his father, and served his people in private houses for about 27 years. He died in 1787.' (Taken from Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, by Martin G. Weaver, 1931, p.165.) AFT 1760 Warwick Twp. (Hammer Creek), Lancaster Co., PA. Source of edits: Weaver, Martin G., Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, 1831.
Bomberger Cemetery, Penn Twp.: Lancaster County, PA
Some text by Henry H. Bomberger, some by Anthony Kapolka
The Bomberger Cemetery is located two miles northwest of Lititz, 400 feet north of the Bomberger marker at the old Newport Road. The first body interred was the daughter of Christian Bomberger (pioneer) prior to 1740; the grave was marked with a small limestone, no date. The first marker is M.B. (Mary Bomberger), C.B. (Christian Bomberger), no date. Christian died in 1742; two daughters preceeded him. His son, John, the oldest of the family died in 1756; no marker, but a simple small stone which has crumbled.The Martin Bucher (pioneer) grave is not marked, although all of the early Buchers are buried in the cemetery. Seven generations of the Bomberger family are interred in the plot. There are about 18 graves not marked. The Kartz family of three buried in this cemetery had a tannery at Lexington about 1800. The last burial was 1907. Magdalena Bomberger, wife of Joseph Bomberger, was a daughter of Christian Hershey. Her grandmother was born on the Atlantic Ocean, three weeks before her parents landed in America. Here the pioneers, Christian Bomberger and Martin Bucher, sleep on this hallowed plot in unmarked graves. Lloyd Huber Bomberger said that "according to tradition, several Indians are buried in the old family graveyard." (Inscriptions are copied here as originally carved. The sculptors were not always careful as to spelling and grammatical forms.)
