Joseph “Yost\Jost” Gingrich

1712 - Bef 1776  (< 64 years)

• Name	Joseph “Yost\Jost” Gingrich
  Born	1712	, Canton Berne, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45766280
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-232451
  Died	Bef 5 Mar 1776	, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania
  Buried	Gingrich Homestead Cemetery South Anneville Township, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I232451	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Anna Huber,   b. 1715, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1802, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Anna Gingrich,   b. 19 Aug 1743, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Aug 179, , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F63547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Yost was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland. After Mennonites were expelled from Switzerland in 1712 for not being willing to join the army. Many moved to the German Palatinate. They were unable by law to purchase the land they farmed. When William Penn offered settlements to European Christians to come to live in peace, owning their own land. Mennonites and Amish took up the offer and in 1717 they began migrating to Lancaster and beyond. Joseph Gingrich was one of thousands that took up the offer and brought his family and faith to the New World. Pictured to the left is the hand drafted front piece of the Martyrs Mirror, it has Joseph(Yost) name. It is located in the Muddy Creek Pennsylvania Library and archive. These stories of Christian martyrs were highly prized by the Mennonites as it often told the stories of their ancestors and spiritual fathers who suffered in the 15 and 1600s for their version of Christianity. https://fairmounthomes.org/sections/community-engagement/partnerships/muddy-creek/

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Bef 5 Mar 1776 - , Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth