Individual Details
Dr. Johannes BLANK
( - January 1790)
Moved his family from Canton, Berne, Switzerland, to Mimelgart, Germany then in 1751 to America (Oct. 4, 1751 on the ship, Queen of Denmark, from Rotterdam, Holland).
First settled in Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., PA (Northkill Colony by the Blue Mountains) where he continued his medical practice along with farming. Later (1769)moved to Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.
Tradition has it that two orphan boys, John Holly and an Umble boy immigrated with them.
IMMIGRATION: also given as ship St. Andrew, from Rottedam, and from Plymouth, Eng., controlled by James Abercrombie, landing at Philadelphia Sept. 23, 1752.
First settled in Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., PA (Northkill Colony by the Blue Mountains) where he continued his medical practice along with farming. Later (1769)moved to Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.
Tradition has it that two orphan boys, John Holly and an Umble boy immigrated with them.
IMMIGRATION: also given as ship St. Andrew, from Rottedam, and from Plymouth, Eng., controlled by James Abercrombie, landing at Philadelphia Sept. 23, 1752.
Events
| Immigration | 4 October 1751 | ship Queen of Denmark - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Immigration | 4 October 1752 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Will | 3 December 1782 | Salisbury Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | January 1790 | Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Birth | Of Canton, Berne, Switzerland | | |||
| Burial | Blank Family Graveyard, Blank Farm, Salisbury Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Magdalena ( - 1796) |
| Child | Anna BLANK (1743 - ) |
| Child | John BLANK (1751 - ) |
| Child | Catherine BLANK (1751 - 1812) |
| Child | Barbara BLANK (1751 - ) |
| Child | Magdalena BLANK (1751 - ) |
| Child | Christiana BLANK (1751 - ) |
| Father | Johannes BLANK ( - ) |
| Sibling | Christian BLANK ( - ) |
| Sibling | Dr. Jacob BLANK (1691 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Hostetler, Harvey, 1857-1939 (N.p.: n.p., 1977).
2. John F. Murray, 303 E. Indiana, Kouts, IN 46347, Blank - Plank Ancestry.
3. Alta Yoder Bauman, High Adventure in the 1700s (April 1984 Mennonite Family History, p. 56-57).
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 6 Mar 2016), entry for Johannes BLANK, person ID LZ85-Q2C..
5. John F. Murray, 303 E. Indiana, Kouts, IN 46347, Blank - Plank Ancestry.
6. John F. Murray, 303 E. Indiana, Kouts, IN 46347, Blank - Plank Ancestry.
7. Mast, C.Z., Old Settler Stories, The Blank Family (Christian Monitor, July 1924).