This Site is Dedicated to Our Forebears, and their Descendants
1. | Abraham Knepper was born on 10 Mar 1734 in Cumberland, Franklin County, Antrim Twp., PA (son of Wilhelmus Knepper and Veronica -Bloom Bloem); died on 8 Dec 1823 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Washington Twp., PA; was buried in Mt. Zion Cem., Franklin County, PA. Abraham married Catherine Wurtz in 1758 in Franklin County PA. Catherine (daughter of Hans Wurtz and Catherina) was born on 26 Aug 1738 in Coventry, Chester County PA; died on 17 Mar 1823 in Franklin County PA; was buried in Mt. Zion Cem., Franklin County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Wilhelmus Knepper was born on 27 Oct 1691 in Unnersberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; was christened in Solingen Reformed Church (son of Hans Peter Knepper and Anna Maria Fischer); died between 1766 and 1767 in Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County PA. Wilhelmus married Veronica -Bloom Bloem on 17 Jan 1723 in Friesland, Surhuisterveen, Netherlands. Veronica (daughter of Ludwig Bloem) was born about 1702 in Friesland, Surhuisterveen, Netherlands; died on 27 Apr 1769 in Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Veronica -Bloom Bloem was born about 1702 in Friesland, Surhuisterveen, Netherlands (daughter of Ludwig Bloem); died on 27 Apr 1769 in Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County PA.
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4. | Hans Peter Knepper was born in 1658 in Unnersberg, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany (son of Tilman Knepper and Christina Boegel); died on 17 Oct 1725 in Solingen, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany; was buried in Reformed Church Cem., Solingen, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany. Hans married Anna Maria Fischer on 29 May 1690 in Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Anna (daughter of Johannes Fischer) was born on 12 Feb 1665 in Unnersberg, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany; died on 15 Jan 1737 in Solingen, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Anna Maria Fischer was born on 12 Feb 1665 in Unnersberg, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Johannes Fischer); died on 15 Jan 1737 in Solingen, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany.
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6. | Ludwig Bloem
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8. | Tilman Knepper was born in 1627 in Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany; died on 3 Apr 1706 in Domseipen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Tilman married Christina Boegel about 1656 in Domseipen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Christina was born about 1627 in Germany; died on 18 Feb 1713 in Solingen, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Christina Boegel was born about 1627 in Germany; died on 18 Feb 1713 in Solingen, Nordrhein, Westfalen, Germany.
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10. | Johannes Fischer was born on 11 Nov 1626 in Diessbah Zn, Bern, Switzerland; died on 4 Sep 1677 in Solingen, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
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If we know where we came from; we way better know where to go. If we know who we came from; we may better understand who we are