Individual Details

Christian Forrer, Sr., his brother, Daniel, and other "Mennonists Swissers" suffered a long road to Pennsylvania. Their ancestors originated in Bern, Switzerland, but were expelled in 1711. They sought refuge in the French speaking Jura Mountain section of the Catholic Bishopric of Basel, part of the Holy Roman Empire. By 1754 the "Mennonists Swissers" were expelled from the Bishopric of Basel. They then traveled to Rotterdam, where they board the Phoenix for the trip to Philadelphia, with a stop at Cowes, England. Christian and Daniel landed in Philadelphia on 1 October 1754. They both were clock makers. Christian first settled in Lampeter Township, and later moved to Newberry Township, York County, where he ran a ferry across the Susquehanna River. One of the brothers' clocks is in the Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Birth	1 Nov 1737	Trachselwald, Bern, Switzerland
Marriage	16 Sep 1760	Elisabeth Kindig
Death	28 Aug 1783	Newberry, York, PA
Will	3 Oct 1783
Alt name		Christian Fuhrer

Spouse	Elisabeth Kindig (1734 - 1802)
Child	Henry Forrer (1761 - 1812)
Child	Daniel Forrer (1763 - 1802)
Child	Christian Forrer Junior (1765 - )
Child	Samuel Forrer (1773 - 1836)

Father	Fuhrer ( - )
Sibling	Daniel Forrer ( - )

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