Individual Details
Benjamin J. Witmer
(Abt 1670 - 5 Dec 1756)
Benjamin Witmer Immigrated to US from Switzerland in 1717 with his oldest son, Abraham, and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin was a Mennonite, and he became a naturalized US citizen in 1739. His tract now hosts the Mellinger Mennonite Church and most of its cemetery.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1670 |  | |||
| Death | 5 Dec 1756 | East Lampeter, Lancaster, PA | |||
| Alt name | Benedict Whitmer |
Families
| Child | Benjamin Witmer (1705 - 1769) |
| Child | Barbara Witmer ( - 1750) |
| Child | Abraham Witmer (1716 - 1783) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Magdalena Witmer ( - 1785) |
| Child | Hans Witmer (1719 - 1794) |
| Father | Jakob Witmer (1623 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Best, Jane Evans, "Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives," (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume. XV, Number 1, January 1992, Pages 2-18), 17.