Barbara Wanner

(January 21, 1776 - November 16, 1811)
Barbara Wanner|b. Jan 21, 1776\nd. Nov 16, 1811|p677.htm|Jacob Wanner||p678.htm|Magdalena Andres||p679.htm|||||||||||||

Relationship=3rd great-grandmother of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Charts on which this person appears:
Rev. Don E. Smith, Sr. Family Tree
     Barbara Wanner was born on Sunday, January 21, 1776 in Etzelkofen, Mulchi, Canton Berne, Switzerland, daughter of Jacob Wanner and Magdalena Andres.2,1

Barbara married Bendicht Minger, son of Bendicht Minger and Elizabeth Suri, on October 2, 1795, in Switzerland.1

Seven children were born to Barbara and Bendicht.1 1845 her first son, Johann Ulrich, and his family (wife and eight children) were the first Mingers in our line to immigrate to the United States.1

Barbara died on Saturday, November 16, 1811 in Messen, Mulchi, Canton Berne, Switzerland. She was 35 years old. Her youngest daughter was only four months old at the time..2,1

Children of Barbara Wanner and Bendicht Minger

Citations

  1. [S25] Mae (Brown) Siemers, Edith (Brown) Lenarz and Ruth (Brown) Rohrwsser, The Minger Family History, A Book of Memory (Publish Date: March 1984). Hereinafter cited as Minger Family Book.
  2. [S11] "John Minger Pedigree on WorldConnect.com by Thomas Lisco" , Thomas Lisco; . Hereinafter cited as "Online RWDB :775982; Thomas Lisco". Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
 


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