Benedikt “Benz” Eyer b. Abt 1690 d. 1754 Steinichhof, GR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Benedikt “Benz” Eyer

Male Abt 1690 - 1754  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Benedikt “Benz” Eyer  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth Abt 1690  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1754  Steinichhof, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I8754  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 

    Children 
     1. Christian Eyer,   b. Abt 1725
     2. Rudolf Eyer,   b. Abt 1730
     3. Benedikt Eyer, Jr.,   b. Abt 1735
     4. Johannes (Hans) Oyer,   b. Abt 1730
     5. Susanne Eyer
     6. Abraham Eyer
     7. Maria Eyer
     8. Barbara Eyer
    Family ID F6181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Oyer/Eyer/Eymann - From Ey, which means meadow or wet meadow land (MFH Jan 1984) There are several places named Oy in Canton Bern, in the German Algau, Bavaria, and elsewhere.

      Associated with Riggisberg, Canton Bern—Benedict thought to be born here late 17th century.

      “Benedict Eyer, Mennonite, farmer. In St. Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch/Els.) in 1708. Named as a resident, leased in 1728 for six years along with Jacob Dettweiler the Steinichhof (Langensteinbach), two marriages and more than eight children.”

      For fuller genealogical information about Benedict’s descendants, see source . ( [1, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S40] Hermann Guth, Amish Mennonites in Germany: Their Congregations, The Estates Where They Lived, Their Families (English edition), (Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA).

    2. [S313] J. Virgil Miller, Both Sides of the Ocean: Amish-Mennonites From Switzerland to America, (Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA).

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    4. [S820] Manfred Sties, Stammtafel Benedikt Eyer.


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