Individual Details

Henrich "Henry" Eikenberg Senior

(Nov 1771 - 11 Aug 1828)

Henrich Eikenberg, Sr.'s Bible, with names and dates of his family, has been preserved in the family. The Bible was printed by Christofer Sauer in 1776. Henrich changed the spelling of the name from "Henrich Eichenberg" to "Henry Eikenberry." "Henrich" is the spelling given my him in his hand writing, instead of the common spelling of "Heinrich." Henry bought 480 acres in Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio in 1805 or soon after.

Events

BirthNov 1771, Lancaster, PA
Marriage7 Oct 1794, Preble, OH - Mary Landis
Death11 Aug 1828
BurialWheatland Cemetery, , Preble, OH

Families

SpouseMary Landis ( - 1858)
ChildDaniel Eikenberry (1795 - )
ChildElizabeth Eikenberry (1796 - 1850)
ChildSamuel Eikenberry (1798 - 1871)
ChildHenry Eikenberry Junior ( - 1888)
ChildPeter Eikenberry Senior (1802 - 1871)
ChildIsaac Eikenberry (1804 - 1887)
ChildDavid Eikenberry (1807 - 1880)
ChildBenjamin Eikenberry (1811 - 1897)
FatherPeter Eichenberg Senior (1731 - 1812)
MotherFronica Groff ( - 1805)
SiblingSusannah Eichenberg (1759 - 1846)
SiblingJohn Eichenberg Senior (1763 - 1856)
SiblingPeter Eichenberg Junior (1765 - 1846)
SiblingElizabeth Sarah Eichenberg (1766 - 1830)
SiblingVaronica "Fanny" Eichenberg (1769 - 1836)

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