Benjamin married Maria Weber during 1729 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster Co., PA. She was also born in Zurich, Switzerland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1717 at the age of 15.
Benjamin and Maria had seven children: Ann (or Anna), Benjamin, Maria, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara, and Henry.
By 1746, Benjamin was ordained as a minster of the Mellinger Mennonite Church in Lancaster County.
He was one of the thirteen "Elders" who signed the 1755 Mennonite Petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly stating that they were willing "to pray for the King, that he may have a long and prosperous Reign" but they could not "take up Arms in order to defend our King, our Country, or our Selves . . according to what we think is the mind and Will of our Lord Jesus." Benjamin signed his name as "Beni Landis."
Benjamin and Maria had seven children: Ann (or Anna), Benjamin, Maria, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara, and Henry.
By 1746, Benjamin was ordained as a minster of the Mellinger Mennonite Church in Lancaster County.
He was one of the thirteen "Elders" who signed the 1755 Mennonite Petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly stating that they were willing "to pray for the King, that he may have a long and prosperous Reign" but they could not "take up Arms in order to defend our King, our Country, or our Selves . . according to what we think is the mind and Will of our Lord Jesus." Benjamin signed his name as "Beni Landis."
Benjamin married Maria Weber during 1729 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster Co., PA. She was also born in Zurich, Switzerland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1717 at the age of 15.
Benjamin and Maria had seven children: Ann (or Anna), Benjamin, Maria, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara, and Henry.
By 1746, Benjamin was ordained as a minster of the Mellinger Mennonite Church in Lancaster County.
He was one of the thirteen "Elders" who signed the 1755 Mennonite Petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly stating that they were willing "to pray for the King, that he may have a long and prosperous Reign" but they could not "take up Arms in order to defend our King, our Country, or our Selves . . according to what we think is the mind and Will of our Lord Jesus." Benjamin signed his name as "Beni Landis."
Benjamin and Maria had seven children: Ann (or Anna), Benjamin, Maria, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara, and Henry.
By 1746, Benjamin was ordained as a minster of the Mellinger Mennonite Church in Lancaster County.
He was one of the thirteen "Elders" who signed the 1755 Mennonite Petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly stating that they were willing "to pray for the King, that he may have a long and prosperous Reign" but they could not "take up Arms in order to defend our King, our Country, or our Selves . . according to what we think is the mind and Will of our Lord Jesus." Benjamin signed his name as "Beni Landis."
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Who came from Steinsfurt, Germany, 1717 and were descendants of the 1614 Martyr Hans Landis of Canton Zurich Hirzel, Switzerland
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