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Joseph was first married to Anna Martin and they had one child. After Anna's death, he married Elizabeth Zimmerman, born Nov. 21, 1778; all memebers of this family were Mennonites. Their eleven children, all born in Lancaster County, PA, were: Christian, Joseph, Barbara, Elizabeth, Zimmerman, Susanna, Isaac, Mary, Jonas, Magdalena, and Esther ( my direct line is descended from her). In 1825, while preparing to move to Canada, Joseph accidently scratched himself on the left wrist with an awl. What was a minor scratch turned into a major wound with blood poisoning setting in, and he died suddenly. Being almost ready for the trip, Elizabeth, the widow, a few weeks after the burial set out for Canada some 500 miles away with teams and 11 children. They settled in Waterloo, Canada living there for 18 months then moved north of town 2.5 miles across from the Martin Mennonite Church. She resided there until her death March 23, 1840.
The second account is that his first wife was Anna Martin, his second was 'Susie' (Susanna) Martin - both daughters of David Martin. He had one child by Anna and 11 by his third wife Elizabeth.
Birth: Sep. 21, 1769
Death: Feb. 20, 1825
Family links:
Parents:
John (Hans) Grabiel Wenger (1731 - 1800)
Anna Sherk Wenger
Spouse:
Susanna G Martin Wenger (1762 - 1795)
Children:
Anna Wenger Zimmerman (1793 - 1853)*
Barbara Wenger Dettweiler (1804 - 1882)*
Mary Wenger Meyer (1814 - 1868)*
Jonas Wenger (1815 - 1897)*
Magdalena Wenger Schrock (1816 - 1876)*
Siblings:
Christian Wenger (1758 - 1840)*
Veronica Weber (1765 - 1842)*
Eve "Eva" Scherck Wenger Martin (1767 - 1831)*
Joseph S Wenger (1769 - 1825)
Anna Wenger Sausman (1776 - 1862)*
*Calculated relationship
Note: H/O (1) Susanna G Martin (2) Elizabeth G Zimmerman
Burial: Martindale Mennonite Church Old Order Martindale (Lancaster County) Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA
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Created by: Mila Eby Bernethy Record added: Sep 13, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29775294 https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I142... https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L85Q-J3H https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29775294/joseph-shirk-wenger
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September 21, 1769
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Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1793 |
February 28, 1793
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Earl, Lancaster County, PA, United States
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1802 |
December 20, 1802
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East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1804 |
December 14, 1804
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Lancaster County, PA, United States
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1805 |
February 11, 1805
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Lancaster County, PA, United States
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1810 |
April 3, 1810
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Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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1812 |
February 12, 1812
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1814 |
April 28, 1814
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