Individual Details

David Binkley

(15 Jan 1769 - 5 Nov 1845)

David Binkley was orphaned early in life. Nonetheless, he mastered the millwright's trade and built a large number of mills. He was a leader of the Reformed Mennonite Church. In 1799 he bought the farm now known as the Binkley homestead between Millersville and Safe Harbor on the Little Conestoga.

Events

Birth15 Jan 1769
Marriage1785Maria Yordy
Death5 Nov 1845Manor, Lancaster, PA
BurialBinkley Herr Cemetery, Manor, Lancaster, PA

Families

SpouseMaria Yordy (1769 - 1846)
FatherHeinrich Binkley (1745 - 1776)
MotherFeronica Herr (1747 - 1813)

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