Wife of Jacob Hochstetler. Her given name has never been found, but was possibly Anna, as each of her surviving children gave this name to a daughter. Researchers for the HHH Newsletter have uncovered clues indicating that her maiden name MAY have been Berkey, but it is still unproven at this time.
She immigrated to America 9 November 1738, on the ship Charming Nancy, with her husband and eldest son and daughter. Prior to the immigration, the family was living along the Rhine, probably in what is now France.
She was killed, along with two of her children, by a small party of Delaware Indians in the early morning hours. Her husband and two sons were taken captive, but all returned home within 10 years.
Survived by her husband Jacob Sr., sons John, Joseph and Christian, and daughter Barbara Stutzman. Descendants of this unknown woman number in the hundreds of thousands today, and Hochstetler reunions are held yearly, attracting members worldwide.
Her husband Jacob was born ca. 1712 and died in 1776 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County. It is believed that he may have been buried on his last farm, but that will probably remain unproven as the farm was later inundated as part of a dam project.
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Note: Her name was not "Eva Lorentz" as some persons have suggested. The surname was speculation by the author of the original Hochstetler genealogy, and has been thoroughly disproved. Likewise, "Eva" was proven to be the wife of an entirely different Jacob Hochstetler who lived in adjoining Lancaster County, and who was not of the Amish faith.
She immigrated to America 9 November 1738, on the ship Charming Nancy, with her husband and eldest son and daughter. Prior to the immigration, the family was living along the Rhine, probably in what is now France.
She was killed, along with two of her children, by a small party of Delaware Indians in the early morning hours. Her husband and two sons were taken captive, but all returned home within 10 years.
Survived by her husband Jacob Sr., sons John, Joseph and Christian, and daughter Barbara Stutzman. Descendants of this unknown woman number in the hundreds of thousands today, and Hochstetler reunions are held yearly, attracting members worldwide.
Her husband Jacob was born ca. 1712 and died in 1776 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County. It is believed that he may have been buried on his last farm, but that will probably remain unproven as the farm was later inundated as part of a dam project.
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Note: Her name was not "Eva Lorentz" as some persons have suggested. The surname was speculation by the author of the original Hochstetler genealogy, and has been thoroughly disproved. Likewise, "Eva" was proven to be the wife of an entirely different Jacob Hochstetler who lived in adjoining Lancaster County, and who was not of the Amish faith.
Wife of Jacob Hochstetler. Her given name has never been found, but was possibly Anna, as each of her surviving children gave this name to a daughter. Researchers for the HHH Newsletter have uncovered clues indicating that her maiden name MAY have been Berkey, but it is still unproven at this time.
She immigrated to America 9 November 1738, on the ship Charming Nancy, with her husband and eldest son and daughter. Prior to the immigration, the family was living along the Rhine, probably in what is now France.
She was killed, along with two of her children, by a small party of Delaware Indians in the early morning hours. Her husband and two sons were taken captive, but all returned home within 10 years.
Survived by her husband Jacob Sr., sons John, Joseph and Christian, and daughter Barbara Stutzman. Descendants of this unknown woman number in the hundreds of thousands today, and Hochstetler reunions are held yearly, attracting members worldwide.
Her husband Jacob was born ca. 1712 and died in 1776 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County. It is believed that he may have been buried on his last farm, but that will probably remain unproven as the farm was later inundated as part of a dam project.
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Note: Her name was not "Eva Lorentz" as some persons have suggested. The surname was speculation by the author of the original Hochstetler genealogy, and has been thoroughly disproved. Likewise, "Eva" was proven to be the wife of an entirely different Jacob Hochstetler who lived in adjoining Lancaster County, and who was not of the Amish faith.
She immigrated to America 9 November 1738, on the ship Charming Nancy, with her husband and eldest son and daughter. Prior to the immigration, the family was living along the Rhine, probably in what is now France.
She was killed, along with two of her children, by a small party of Delaware Indians in the early morning hours. Her husband and two sons were taken captive, but all returned home within 10 years.
Survived by her husband Jacob Sr., sons John, Joseph and Christian, and daughter Barbara Stutzman. Descendants of this unknown woman number in the hundreds of thousands today, and Hochstetler reunions are held yearly, attracting members worldwide.
Her husband Jacob was born ca. 1712 and died in 1776 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County. It is believed that he may have been buried on his last farm, but that will probably remain unproven as the farm was later inundated as part of a dam project.
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Note: Her name was not "Eva Lorentz" as some persons have suggested. The surname was speculation by the author of the original Hochstetler genealogy, and has been thoroughly disproved. Likewise, "Eva" was proven to be the wife of an entirely different Jacob Hochstetler who lived in adjoining Lancaster County, and who was not of the Amish faith.
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