Johann Georg Bachmann was born in Richterswil, Horgen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
He was the son of Jodocus Bachmann and Regula Treichler, and was baptized on 2 May 1686 in Richterswil.
He married Anna Maria Schnebelli in 1715 in Ibersheim, Worms, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
In Aug 1717, he arrived in Philadelphia with his wife and infant son, Henrich. He traveled west and settled near present day Coopersburg, Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., PA.
On 4 Jun 1737, George received patent to his first property (tract No. 95, 334 1/2 acres). Eventually, George would own a total of 1000+ acres of land in Upper Saucon Township.
In 1738, George Bachmann, Samuel Bechtel and Philip Geisinger were the founding members of the Mennonite congregation established at Coopersburg.
In 1745, he opened an inn and tavern, "Die Siebenstern" (The Seven Stars), at the present site of Main and State Streets in Coopersburg, to accomodate the German Moravians heading for their new settlement at Bethlehem, seven miles further north up the trail.
George died in Upper Saucon Twp. (now Coopersburg), Northampton (now Lehigh) Co., PA.
He was buried at the old meetinghouse next door to his original property.
NOTE: Some researchers have indicated a birth date of 17 Jun 1685. This, however, seems unlikely given his baptism - which took place on 2 May 1686.
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NOTE: From a well-documented website with much research devoted to the Johann Georg Bachmann family:
Philip Ritter reports on his personal observations of the Bachman Coopersburg gravestone during a Summer 2005 visit thusly, "I managed to make a couple of visits to the Saucon Mennonite Church Cemetery . . . he did not die on "22 Nov." The stone clearly says "9ZZ Novr." I've seen 9th Nov given in some online databases and that was the first thought of our Swiss friends. But after more discussion they concluded that it must be "19th Nov." where the first Z stands for "zehn" (as in nuenzehn) and the 2nd for the ordinal, although I don't know how the -tel in nuenzehntel would come to be represented by a -z. Maybe it has something to do with Swiss German. At any rate he most likely died on the 19th of Nov or [but] possibly the 9th.
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Father of:
- Heinrich (1717-1792)
- Hans Jacob (1720-)
- Catarrina Clemens (1722-1810)
- Hans Georg (1724-1806)
- Christian (1727-1783)
- Maria Magdalena Geisinger (1729-1785)
- Elisabeth Schwartz (1732-1812)
- Johannes (1735-1805)
- Samuel (1739-1814)
- Susanna (1742-)
- Abraham (1744-1825)
He was the son of Jodocus Bachmann and Regula Treichler, and was baptized on 2 May 1686 in Richterswil.
He married Anna Maria Schnebelli in 1715 in Ibersheim, Worms, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
In Aug 1717, he arrived in Philadelphia with his wife and infant son, Henrich. He traveled west and settled near present day Coopersburg, Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., PA.
On 4 Jun 1737, George received patent to his first property (tract No. 95, 334 1/2 acres). Eventually, George would own a total of 1000+ acres of land in Upper Saucon Township.
In 1738, George Bachmann, Samuel Bechtel and Philip Geisinger were the founding members of the Mennonite congregation established at Coopersburg.
In 1745, he opened an inn and tavern, "Die Siebenstern" (The Seven Stars), at the present site of Main and State Streets in Coopersburg, to accomodate the German Moravians heading for their new settlement at Bethlehem, seven miles further north up the trail.
George died in Upper Saucon Twp. (now Coopersburg), Northampton (now Lehigh) Co., PA.
He was buried at the old meetinghouse next door to his original property.
NOTE: Some researchers have indicated a birth date of 17 Jun 1685. This, however, seems unlikely given his baptism - which took place on 2 May 1686.
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NOTE: From a well-documented website with much research devoted to the Johann Georg Bachmann family:
Philip Ritter reports on his personal observations of the Bachman Coopersburg gravestone during a Summer 2005 visit thusly, "I managed to make a couple of visits to the Saucon Mennonite Church Cemetery . . . he did not die on "22 Nov." The stone clearly says "9ZZ Novr." I've seen 9th Nov given in some online databases and that was the first thought of our Swiss friends. But after more discussion they concluded that it must be "19th Nov." where the first Z stands for "zehn" (as in nuenzehn) and the 2nd for the ordinal, although I don't know how the -tel in nuenzehntel would come to be represented by a -z. Maybe it has something to do with Swiss German. At any rate he most likely died on the 19th of Nov or [but] possibly the 9th.
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Father of:
- Heinrich (1717-1792)
- Hans Jacob (1720-)
- Catarrina Clemens (1722-1810)
- Hans Georg (1724-1806)
- Christian (1727-1783)
- Maria Magdalena Geisinger (1729-1785)
- Elisabeth Schwartz (1732-1812)
- Johannes (1735-1805)
- Samuel (1739-1814)
- Susanna (1742-)
- Abraham (1744-1825)
Johann Georg Bachmann was born in Richterswil, Horgen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
He was the son of Jodocus Bachmann and Regula Treichler, and was baptized on 2 May 1686 in Richterswil.
He married Anna Maria Schnebelli in 1715 in Ibersheim, Worms, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
In Aug 1717, he arrived in Philadelphia with his wife and infant son, Henrich. He traveled west and settled near present day Coopersburg, Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., PA.
On 4 Jun 1737, George received patent to his first property (tract No. 95, 334 1/2 acres). Eventually, George would own a total of 1000+ acres of land in Upper Saucon Township.
In 1738, George Bachmann, Samuel Bechtel and Philip Geisinger were the founding members of the Mennonite congregation established at Coopersburg.
In 1745, he opened an inn and tavern, "Die Siebenstern" (The Seven Stars), at the present site of Main and State Streets in Coopersburg, to accomodate the German Moravians heading for their new settlement at Bethlehem, seven miles further north up the trail.
George died in Upper Saucon Twp. (now Coopersburg), Northampton (now Lehigh) Co., PA.
He was buried at the old meetinghouse next door to his original property.
NOTE: Some researchers have indicated a birth date of 17 Jun 1685. This, however, seems unlikely given his baptism - which took place on 2 May 1686.
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NOTE: From a well-documented website with much research devoted to the Johann Georg Bachmann family:
Philip Ritter reports on his personal observations of the Bachman Coopersburg gravestone during a Summer 2005 visit thusly, "I managed to make a couple of visits to the Saucon Mennonite Church Cemetery . . . he did not die on "22 Nov." The stone clearly says "9ZZ Novr." I've seen 9th Nov given in some online databases and that was the first thought of our Swiss friends. But after more discussion they concluded that it must be "19th Nov." where the first Z stands for "zehn" (as in nuenzehn) and the 2nd for the ordinal, although I don't know how the -tel in nuenzehntel would come to be represented by a -z. Maybe it has something to do with Swiss German. At any rate he most likely died on the 19th of Nov or [but] possibly the 9th.
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Father of:
- Heinrich (1717-1792)
- Hans Jacob (1720-)
- Catarrina Clemens (1722-1810)
- Hans Georg (1724-1806)
- Christian (1727-1783)
- Maria Magdalena Geisinger (1729-1785)
- Elisabeth Schwartz (1732-1812)
- Johannes (1735-1805)
- Samuel (1739-1814)
- Susanna (1742-)
- Abraham (1744-1825)
He was the son of Jodocus Bachmann and Regula Treichler, and was baptized on 2 May 1686 in Richterswil.
He married Anna Maria Schnebelli in 1715 in Ibersheim, Worms, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
In Aug 1717, he arrived in Philadelphia with his wife and infant son, Henrich. He traveled west and settled near present day Coopersburg, Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., PA.
On 4 Jun 1737, George received patent to his first property (tract No. 95, 334 1/2 acres). Eventually, George would own a total of 1000+ acres of land in Upper Saucon Township.
In 1738, George Bachmann, Samuel Bechtel and Philip Geisinger were the founding members of the Mennonite congregation established at Coopersburg.
In 1745, he opened an inn and tavern, "Die Siebenstern" (The Seven Stars), at the present site of Main and State Streets in Coopersburg, to accomodate the German Moravians heading for their new settlement at Bethlehem, seven miles further north up the trail.
George died in Upper Saucon Twp. (now Coopersburg), Northampton (now Lehigh) Co., PA.
He was buried at the old meetinghouse next door to his original property.
NOTE: Some researchers have indicated a birth date of 17 Jun 1685. This, however, seems unlikely given his baptism - which took place on 2 May 1686.
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NOTE: From a well-documented website with much research devoted to the Johann Georg Bachmann family:
Philip Ritter reports on his personal observations of the Bachman Coopersburg gravestone during a Summer 2005 visit thusly, "I managed to make a couple of visits to the Saucon Mennonite Church Cemetery . . . he did not die on "22 Nov." The stone clearly says "9ZZ Novr." I've seen 9th Nov given in some online databases and that was the first thought of our Swiss friends. But after more discussion they concluded that it must be "19th Nov." where the first Z stands for "zehn" (as in nuenzehn) and the 2nd for the ordinal, although I don't know how the -tel in nuenzehntel would come to be represented by a -z. Maybe it has something to do with Swiss German. At any rate he most likely died on the 19th of Nov or [but] possibly the 9th.
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Father of:
- Heinrich (1717-1792)
- Hans Jacob (1720-)
- Catarrina Clemens (1722-1810)
- Hans Georg (1724-1806)
- Christian (1727-1783)
- Maria Magdalena Geisinger (1729-1785)
- Elisabeth Schwartz (1732-1812)
- Johannes (1735-1805)
- Samuel (1739-1814)
- Susanna (1742-)
- Abraham (1744-1825)
