WENRICH, Francis
1750 - 1827 (77 years)
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Name WENRICH, Francis Birth 1750 Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States 
Gender Male Biography - FRANTZ "FRANCIS" WENRICH was born in 1750 in Heidelberg Township, Berks County,Pennsylvania. He married ELIZABETH KRIEGER, c1769. She was born in 1751 in Berks County, the daughter of Peter and Anna Magdalena Krieger. On 15 Nov. 1771, at Altalaha Church in Rehrersburg, Frantz and Elizabeth were sponsors for Elizabetha, daughter of Jacob Krieger, her brother. They had 7 children; the first two children were baptized at St. Daniel's, and the others were baptized at Altahala. (1) Maria Catherine, 1770-C1775 (2) George Peter,1773-1825 (3) Margaret Elizabeth (Wenrich) Umberger, 1775-1829 (4) Eve Elizabeth (Wenrich) Heckart, 1780-1867 (5) Maria Catherine, 1783-? (6)Susanna, c1785-? (7) Elizabeth, 1793-1793. Frantz was taxed in Tulpehocken until 1784. He was a soldier in the American Revolution, with service at Brandywine, Germantown, and on the frontier against the Indians after the Wyoming Massacre at Wilke's Barre. In 1784 the family moved fromTulpehocken to Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg. Here Francis bought a farm he named "The Running Pump Farm". A spring brought water to the house through hollow logs. Frantz deeded land for a church in 1792 that was known as Wenrich's Church. The church was known as St. Thomas United Church of Christ in 1975. This church has been a mecca for Wenrich reunions, and a marble monument to Francis was erected in 1923. Elizabeth died in 1824, and Frantz died in 1827. They are buried at Linglestown. Francis left a will naming Thomas Wenrich, a nephew, as executor. Legatees were children of his son Peter and four daughters.
Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, PA containing Sketches of prominent and Representative Citizens and many of the early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.
GEN R 974.81 II24CO from LA Central Library 1896, published by J.M. Runk & Company of Chambersburg, PA.
Wenrich, Francis (1750 - 1827) male b. 1733 in Berks County, Pennsylvania d. OCT 1827 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Father: Wenrich, Mathias Sr. (1704 - 1785) mother: Judith (b. 1704)
Wenrich, Francis, b. 1750, d. 1827, age: 77y Served in battle at Brandywine, Germantown and on the Frontier against the Indians. bur. #C57
_UID 4B72B8F642AE49E18F1BF7A8A5A4E0C0B788 Death 1827 Piketown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States Burial Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Address:
Wenrich's CemeteryPerson ID I7882 Our Ancestry Last Modified 7 Jan 2011
Father WENRICH, Johann Mathias, b. 1704, Frankenthal, Bayern, Germany d. 5 Jan 1785, Robesonia, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 81 years) Mother SCHAUER, Judith, b. 1705, Germany d. Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Family ID F154 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KRIEGER, Elizabeth, b. 1751, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1769 Children 1. WENRICH, Maria Catherine, b. 1771, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1775, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 4 years)2. WENRICH, George Peter, b. 1773, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1825 (Age 52 years)3. WENRICH, Margaret Elizabeth, b. 1775, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1829 (Age 54 years)4. WENRICH, Eve Elizabeth, b. 1780, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1867 (Age 87 years)5. WENRICH, Maria Catherine, b. 1783, Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown6. WENRICH, Susannah, b. 1785, Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown7. WENRICH, Elizabeth, b. 1793, Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania d. 1793 (Age 0 years)Family ID F2482 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Feb 2024
- FRANTZ "FRANCIS" WENRICH was born in 1750 in Heidelberg Township, Berks County,Pennsylvania. He married ELIZABETH KRIEGER, c1769. She was born in 1751 in Berks County, the daughter of Peter and Anna Magdalena Krieger. On 15 Nov. 1771, at Altalaha Church in Rehrersburg, Frantz and Elizabeth were sponsors for Elizabetha, daughter of Jacob Krieger, her brother. They had 7 children; the first two children were baptized at St. Daniel's, and the others were baptized at Altahala. (1) Maria Catherine, 1770-C1775 (2) George Peter,1773-1825 (3) Margaret Elizabeth (Wenrich) Umberger, 1775-1829 (4) Eve Elizabeth (Wenrich) Heckart, 1780-1867 (5) Maria Catherine, 1783-? (6)Susanna, c1785-? (7) Elizabeth, 1793-1793. Frantz was taxed in Tulpehocken until 1784. He was a soldier in the American Revolution, with service at Brandywine, Germantown, and on the frontier against the Indians after the Wyoming Massacre at Wilke's Barre. In 1784 the family moved fromTulpehocken to Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg. Here Francis bought a farm he named "The Running Pump Farm". A spring brought water to the house through hollow logs. Frantz deeded land for a church in 1792 that was known as Wenrich's Church. The church was known as St. Thomas United Church of Christ in 1975. This church has been a mecca for Wenrich reunions, and a marble monument to Francis was erected in 1923. Elizabeth died in 1824, and Frantz died in 1827. They are buried at Linglestown. Francis left a will naming Thomas Wenrich, a nephew, as executor. Legatees were children of his son Peter and four daughters.
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Birth - 1750 - Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States 
Death - 1827 - Piketown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States 
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Wenrich's Cemetery - - Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania = Link to Google Earth