Anna Maria Binckele (abt. 1731 - 1734)

Born about 26 Jun 1731 in Steinthal, Alsace, France

Ancestors

Died 1734 at about age 2 in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

Anna Maria Binckele was a daughter of a Moravian emigrant (1750-1775).

Anna was born in France, before the Binckeles emigrated to America. Her birth date (or perhaps the date of her baptism) is in the records of York Moravian Church in Pennsylvania, and is also cited in Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Pennsylvania Vital Records from The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine gives the date as 26 Jan rather than 26 Jun, but this appears to be an incorrect transcription of the church records.

Nothing is known of her as an adult, and it is presumed that she died young.

Some family materials give her name as Anna Maria. The index to York Moravian records on Ancestry says only Anna.^[1]

Research Notes

Her birthplace is given as Steintal, Alsace, France; however, I believe this is the German version of Le Ban de la Roche, which is what the name would have been at the time of her birth. -- Fiscus-32 00:00, 5 May 2016 (EDT)

• Anna Binkley, b. February 21, 1731, Switzerland. ^[2] She was more like born in the county of Steintal, state of Alsace, France where her father was living in 1731. Note: her father used the place name Steinthal (Steintal) in his memoir. ^[3] Hennings-109 07:07, 27 May 2016 (EDT)
• Anna Binckele born 1731 to Peter Binckele and Anna Maria. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Etta Eaton; edited by Elizabeth Harris Feb 14, 2016.
2. ↑ Shirley Lawson Choplin, Our Heritage: "The Binkleys" Peter Binkley, ancestor of Emma Binkley Smitherman, Addie M. Kiger Kirby, Laura C. Moser (2002). pages 37 and 47.
3. ↑ Memoir of Brother Peter Binkele, Bethania Church Book, transcribed by Dr. Adelaide L. Fries, Archivist, Salem Moravian Archives.
4. ↑ Dr. James G. Binkley, "Binkley Family."