Hans Meyer (1684 - 1769)

Born 1684 in Pflatz, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany.

Ancestors

Died 1769 at about age 85 in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania,

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Biography

Best^[1] identifies Hans, b.c.1684 as the son of Hans Meyer, Mennonite, of Reihen, Germany, noting that he is recorded in 1717 in Reihen and identified as "the younger". She suggests also that he is the Hans Meyer who was baptised in 1724 in Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by Peter Becker, and helped to elect Conrad Beissel as church leader in 1740. He died in 1769 in Ephrata, described as "der alt bruder".

Best notes that Hans married Magdalena, who died in Ephrata c.1750, and records only one child to the couple : Barbara b.c.1712 and d.14 Jan 1786 in Ephrata (known as Sister Jael, daughter of Johan Mayer).

Sources

1. ↑ Best, Jane Evans. "Meyer Families Update", Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, April 1998. (Hans Meyer identifier : MA151)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Margaret Moyer for creating WikiTree profile Meyer-2816 through the import of mmcook3.ged on May 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Margaret and others.