Left Helnheuserhof, Hesse, Germany in August 1831, arrived in New York on November 12, 1831. (Information from note in Jacob's Bible). Settled on Lot 26, South Bleams Road, Wilmot Twp.
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"1816 the 30th of March, I married a born Brenneman and is named Magdalena. May the Lord be willing to help us and be our support in our marriage, that we may live together in holiness and unity to a blessed end. 30th March 1816 in the Principality of Hesse in Germany."
(Translated German inscription in Jacob Bender Bible located in the Mennonite Historical Society Library at Goshen, IN) - Transcribed from German script by Nelson P. Springer (1977) and translated by Lorraine Roth (1986).
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*As per note in Jacob Bender's Bible.
Left Helnheuserhof, Hesse, Germany in August 1831, arrived in New York on November 12, 1831. (Information from note in Jacob's Bible). Settled on Lot 26, South Bleams Road, Wilmot Twp.
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"1816 the 30th of March, I married a born Brenneman and is named Magdalena. May the Lord be willing to help us and be our support in our marriage, that we may live together in holiness and unity to a blessed end. 30th March 1816 in the Principality of Hesse in Germany."
(Translated German inscription in Jacob Bender Bible located in the Mennonite Historical Society Library at Goshen, IN) - Transcribed from German script by Nelson P. Springer (1977) and translated by Lorraine Roth (1986).
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*As per note in Jacob Bender's Bible.
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