Salome (Burkhart) Burgner (abt. 1734 - abt. 1818)

Born about 1734 in Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Burgner — married about 1759 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

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Biography

Salome Buckhart was born in 1734. She was the daughter of Johannes Buckhart and Katarina Herbert.

In 1746, Salome emigrated from Switzerland with her brothers Jehu and Nathaniel, at the age of eleven, and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Her brothers were carpenters and she worked as a maid to Mennonite farmers. Salome married Peter Burgner. Nathaniel and Jehu moved to Maryland or Virginia.^[1]

Salome married Peter Burgner in 1759 in Pennsylvania.^[2] Salome and Peter had four children: David (b. 1761), Elizabeth (b. 1763), Mary (b. 1766) and Jacob (b. 1769).

Salome's husband Peter died in 1784. She later married a Mr. Hersey. She later left Mr. Hersey and went to live with her son Jacob and his family. When Jacob decided to move his family to Franklin County, Salome's brothers, Nathaniel and Jehu, came from Maryland to invite her to live with them, however, Jacob would not let her go. In 1806, Salome moved with her son Jacob and his family to Franklin County. They resided there until in 1812 he decided he wanted to take his family to Ohio. Salome decided to move in with her daughter Mary in Maryland.^[1]

Salome died on 22 June 1818 age the age of 83 in Maryland.^[1]

Health

Salome suffered from inflammatory rheumatism from the age of thirty.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} History and Genealogy of the Burgner Family: In the United States of America, as Descended from Peter Burgner, a Swiss Emigrant of 1734, Jacob Burgner, January 1, 1890, Oberlin News Press.
2. ↑ Source number: 5455.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
   Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. Name: Salome Burkhart, Gender: Female, Birth Year: 1734, Spouse Name: Peter Burgner, Spouse Birth Year: 1719, Marriage Year: 1759, Marriage State: PA.