Individual Details

Theodorus "Durst" Buckwalter

(Jul 1702 - Abt 1782)

Theodorus Buckwalter came to America in 1717 or 1718. In 1728 he signed the Declaration of Loyalty, and on 19 May 1739 he became a naturalized British citizen. In 1747 Durst bought 200 acres in present-day East Lampeter Township. His 1551 edition Froschauer Bible is in the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society's library.

Events

BirthJul 1702, , , Switzerland
Marriage1724Barbara Witmer Landis
DeathAbt 1782East Lampeter, Lancaster, PA
Will17 Apr 1782
Alt nameTheodorus Buchwalder

Families

SpouseBarbara Witmer Landis (1705 - 1782)
ChildAnlea Buckwalter (1725 - 1805)
ChildMaraela "Maria" Buckwalter (1728 - )
ChildBarbara Buckwalter (1730 - 1796)
ChildFrancis Buckwalter (1731 - 1816)
ChildMatalana "Martha" Buckwalter (1733 - 1801)
ChildJohn Buckwalter ( - )
ChildElisabeth Buckwalter (1738 - 1757)
ChildAbraham Buckwalter (1740 - 1819)
ChildHenrich Buckwalter (1742 - 1805)
ChildVeronica Buckwalter (1746 - 1826)
FatherFrancis Buchwalder (1665 - 1723)
MotherMaria Mellinger (1668 - 1710)
SiblingJoseph Buckwalter Senior (1692 - 1748)
SiblingJacob Buckwalter (1694 - 1761)
SiblingJohannes Buckwalter (1698 - 1776)
SiblingMaria Buckwalter (1700 - 1782)

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