Martin Wenger

1742 - 1815  (73 years)

• Name	Martin Wenger
  Born	2 Feb 1742  [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10555581
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-232443
  Died	23 Sep 1815	Greene Township, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Buried	Brinzer-Brainer Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I232443	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Anna Gingrich,   b. 19 Aug 1743, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Aug 179, , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Barbara Wenger,   b. 1780, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Sep 1834  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F63546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There is a marker for him in this cemetery but possibly buried on his farm in Franklin Co in the Wenger/Siloam Cemetery. ~ Martin was the 1st Wenger in Franklin County. He had come to America with his parents in 1748, living in what is now the Jonestown area of Lebanon County until he moved to Franklin County. In Franklin County, he was a farmer and owned the hemp mill. He was also the fist supervisor of Greene Twonship. Martin is buried in Brinzer's Cemetery in Chambersburg, Pa, on the land which was once his farm. His 1st wife is buried next to him and it is presumed that his 2nd wife (Katherine Funck) is also. No headstone exists for Katherine. Numerous Wengers and their descendants are buried in the cemetery. Martin's name is listed among the children on the Hans Wenger Memorial at the Wenger Meeting House in Jonestown, Pa. That memorial was erected by Wenger. The names of the children of Hans who are presumed to be buried at the meeting house are marked with an *. Since Martin is buried in Brinzer Cemetery in Franklin Co., his name does not have an * on the memorial in Lebanon Co. Inscription Martin Wenger Gestorben Ten 28 Sep 1815 74 Jahr Alt Translation from German: Died on the 28th of September 1815, 74 years old https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10555581

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10555581.

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Brinzer-Brainer Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth