Elizabetha Lowisa (Müllerin) Forney (abt. 1694 - 1753)

Born about 1694 in Wachenheim, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Wife of Johann Adam Forney — married 25 Jan 1713 in Bad Duerkheim, Pfalz, Bavaria

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1753 at about age 59 in Pennsylvania

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Biography

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Elisabeth Lowisa Muellerin (Maiden name could be Farnison or Lowisa but seems less likely) was born about 1694 in Fahrni, Bern, Switzerland (or possibly Bavaria, Germany).

Elisabeth married Johann Adam Forney^[1][2] on 17 January 1713^[1][2] in Wachenheim, Bayern, Germany^[1].

Alternate Surname and precise marriage date: FamilySearch.org has a hint suggesting that "Johann Adam Farni" married a "Louisa Muellerin" on 25 January 1713 in Evangelisch-Reformierte, Bad Duerkheim, Pfalz, Bavaria. there is nothing else attached to either spouse in the relationship as well as no children as of 15 December 2017.

Claims exist stating in 1734 they were in Conestoga Settlement aka "Digges' Choice" which is 'now' Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Johann and Elisabetha had 7 children, including: Marx/Max/Marcus Oberle Forney^[2], Johann Nicholas Forney^[2], Unnamed Infant Forney (Possibly Mary Magdalena Forney but no source)^[2], and Louisa Harbater Charlotte (Forney) Sell^[2], Maria Eva Forney^[2], Frederick Philip Forney^[2], and Clara/Clora Forney (possibly twins Clara and Clora)^[2]. As many as 10 have been claimed in various genealogical 'sources'.

From the Book: "The Descendants of Johann Adam Forney 1557 - 1963 by Howard G. Forney" identified as from the family bible of Johann Adam Forney:

"In the year 1721 on the 16th October, I, Johann Adam Forney and wife Louisa with four children arrived at Philadelphia in Penn., having lived at Wachenheim-on-the-Hart (Mountain) in the Palatinate. Johann Adam Forney to him belongs this Bible, and love it, and bought it for four gulden at Wachenheim-onthe-Hart (Mountain) on the 10th of May. In the year 1713, I married my dear wife Elizabeth Louisa. On the 6th of October 1713 my first child, a son, was born at 10 o'clock at night, in the sign of the Crab, and his sponsor was the Honorable Marx Oberle. On the first of July 1715 my second child, a son, was born in the night, at four o'clock in the sign of the Virgin, and his sponsor was the Honorable Nicholas Forney of Durkheim-on-the-Hart (Mountain). January 1717, my third child, a daughter, was born dead. Apriil 24th 1718 my 4th child, a daughter, was born, and her Godmother was my step sister Maria Bertha. On the 29th of September 1724 my sixth child was born in Pennsylvania - his name Frederick (Philip) Forney. On the 16th of February 1728 my seventh cild was born in Pennsylvania - her name is Clara."

From FindAGrave Memorial:

"Elisabetha Lowisa (Louisa) Forney was born about 1694 in Fahrni, Switzerland (some say Germany). Her last name or maiden name is unknown but some report it to be Farnison. She married Johann Adam Forney (1790 Swi.-1752 Pa.) in 1713 in Fahrni, Switzerland (some say Munich, Germany). Adam & Lowisa arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Oct. 16,1721 and settled in the Hanover area of York Co., Pa. They were the parents of 9 children (4 born in Wachenheim, Germany & 5 born in York Co., Pa.). Their children were: 1.Marx(1713-1800), 2.Jacob(1714-?), 3.Nicholaus(1715-1774), 4.Mary Madgalena (1717), 5.Lowisa Charlotte(1718-?), 6.Maria Eva(1721-?), 7.Frederick Philip(1724-1783), 8.Clara(twin)(1728-?) & 9.Clora(twin)(1728-?). Only six children lived to Adulthood. Adam & Lowisa Forney are buried in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., Pa. Elisabetha Forney died sometime after July 20,1753."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4B4-J29 : 27 October 2021), Louisa Muellerin in entry for Johann Adam Farni, 1713.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Click Here to view the book "The descendants of Johann Adam Forney, 1557-1963" by Forney, Howard G" Page 36 Consistent with the profile of Elisabeth's husband Johann Adam Forney from the book "The descendants of Johann Adam Forney, 1557-1963" by Forney, Howard G viewed online at archive.org by Jeff Timmons on 02 January 2021. Mentioned repeatedly but check out page 36 to start with.

• Ancestry.com Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929 Louisa Muellerin Gender Female Marriage Date 25 Jan 1713 Marriage Place Evangelisch-Reformierte, Bad Duerkheim, Pfalz, Bavaria. Spouse Johann Adam Farni FHL Film Number 488274

• FamilySearch Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929" Johann Adam Farni Sex Male Spouse's Name Louisa Muellerin Spouse's Sex Female Event Type Marriage Event Date 1713 Event Place Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland

• Family Search Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971 Mentioned in the Record of Louysa Charlotta Fonuck (Louysa Fonuck's Child) Baptism Event Date 26 Apr 1718 Event Place Wachenheim, Wachenheim an der Weinstraße, Neustadt an der Haardt, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland

See Also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZGY-FV1

• Find A Grave: Memorial #118457243 [No tombstone photograph (one was requested and a FAG volunteer responded that the cemetery didn't exist at the time of her death ("she died 100 years before cemetery existed") - although her family resided on the property on which the cemetery is now located). Includes a biography with no sources along with links to the memorials of her husband and 2 children. The biography is simply a cut-and-paste of similar information found all over the place but no sources actually referenced.]

• Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J4B4-J2S : 26 December 2014), Johann Adam Farni and Louisa Muellerin, 25 Jan 1713; citing Evangelisch-Reformierte, Bad Duerkheim, Pfalz, Bavaria; FHL microfilm 488,274.

• Book: The Descendants of Johann Adam Forney 1557 - 1963 by Howard G. Forney