Elisabetha
Himmelberger
formerly [surname unknown]
Born in Heiliges Römisches Reich
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Valentin Himmelberger
— married
3 Oct 1737 in at sea
Descendants 
Mother of
Philip Himmelberger, Maria Elisabeth (Himmelberger) Wagner, Clara Gloria (Himmelberger) Fischer, Catherina (Himmelberger) Fischer, George Himmelberger, Jacob Himmelberger, Ulrich (Himmelberger) Heavenhill, Susanna (Himmelberger) Schock and Eva (Himmelberger) Bucks
Died
at age 74
in Centre Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Elisabetha (Unknown) Himmelberger has German Roots.
According to the inscription on the gravestone for Elisabeth and her husband, Elisabeth was born on 6 November 1713, in Germany. Her last name is not known.
She emigrated to America in 1737, arriving at the port of Philadelphia on 5 October 1737 aboard the ship Townshend a bilander, and sometimes recorded as the Bilander Townshend.
Elisabeth Unknown married Valentine Himmelberger, aboard the ship Bilander Townshead, two days before landing in America (probably 3 October 1737). They had the following children:
- Philip (1739-1796) m Margaretha Brecht (1745-1806); 11 children
- Mary Elizabeth (1741- )
- Catherine (1742-1771) m Johannes Fischer (1737-1806); 3 children
- Clara (1744-1818) m Nicholas Fisher (~1744- ); 1 son Adam
- George (1747-1821) m Elisabeth Brecht (1749-1823); 10 children
- Jacob (1750-1824) m Margaret Leib (1754-1803); 4 children
- Ulrich (1752-1793) m Elisabeth Tesch (~1752- ); 8 children. He died in Kentucky
- Susanna (1753-1830) m Michael Schock (1747-1815); 14 children
- Eva (~1755- bef. 24 Apr 1811) m Abraham Bucks (1750-1811); 9 children
She died in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on the 1st (or possibly 3rd) of June 1788 and is buried in Fairview (Salem, Belleman's) Cemetery, Mohrsville, Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.[1]
Research Notes
Some online genealogies give Schnebeli (or a variant spelling) as her last name at birth and name her parents as Isaac Schnebli (born Snavely), Sr., and Anna Elisabeth Weissmann.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28133497/elisabeth-himmelberger: accessed 04 February 2024), memorial page for Elisabeth Schnebeli Himmelberger (6 Nov 1713–1 Jun 1788), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28133497, citing Bellemans Church Cemetery, Mohrsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Judy (contributor 46858502).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisabetha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elisabetha:
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~1.56%
Judy (Akridge) Bond
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JudyAkridgeBond
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~1.56%
Ann (Bucks) Stump :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Bruce Fosnocht :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Robert Mugge :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A865641 [compare], Ancestry member eggumbob
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A865641 [compare], FTDNA kit #B649444
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~0.39%
Ellen Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch M162952 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch EP9026105 [compare]
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~0.39%
Gary Leslie :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Russell Leslie :
AncestryDNA
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Categories: Bellemans Church Cemetery, Mohrsville, Pennsylvania | Townshend, Arrived 5 October 1737 | Kessler-666 | Palatine Migrants | German Roots
https://websites.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/person/g38624.htm
I note that in the highly detailed online genealogy at http://genea.hommelberg.nl/genea/verwijs.php?page=MenuD/06-Himmelberger/Genealogy%20Valentine%20Himmelberger%20(DE%20US).html her LNAB is given as "Unknown."
Her gravestone gives her birth date as 6 November 1713, and the Wolfe website says she was born on that date at Hamm, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. If there's a Schnebeli girl born on that date to the indicated parents, there may be some merit to the claim for that name. Lacking that confirmatory evidence, I'm inclined to stick with "Unknown."
ADDED: I searched FamilySearch for Elisabeth or Maria Elisabetha (no last name specified) born in 1713 in Hamm, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate (with results that included hits from all over Germany) but I didn't find any likely records for her.
edited by Ellen Smith