Rev Benedictus M Brackbill

1665 - 1720  (55 years)

• Name	Benedictus M Brackbill
  Title	Rev
  Nickname	Benedict
  Birth	1665	Berne, Canton of Berne, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Apr 1720	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I23698	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2022

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Frances Brackbill,   b. 1685, Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland d. 12 Sep 1756, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years) + 2. Rev Ulrich Brackbill,   b. 4 Jul 1703, Switzerland d. 17 Nov 1739, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 36 years) + 3. Barbara (Groff) Brackbill,   b. 10 May 1714, Eggiwil, Verwaltungskreis Emmental, Canton of Berne, Switzerland d. 1760, Martic Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F7810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  According to Jack Gilchrist in April of 2013, he was the son of Benedict Brechbuehl & Madlena Muller. He married Maria Herr about 1701 and fathered three children born in Weiler, Sax Germany. Rev. Brackbill sold his house and farm near Weiler in Sape on the river Werre, Germany for 700 Rix dollars ($570.15). He sailed for America in 1717 with his wife and three children and arrived in Philladelphia, Pennsylvania on Aug. 24, 1717, having been on the passage for 12 weeks. The expenses were $30.44 a piece. He bought 250 acres of land between Strasburg and Bunker Hill in Lancaster County, PA for $186.66. He was a Mennonite Preacher and had travelled a great deal in Germany proclaiming the "Blessed Gospel". Father of Maudlin Brackbill.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80526383/benedictus-m-brackbill.