Name: Johann Christian Benz
Birth Date: 27 October 1807
Birthplace: Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Kalsruhe, Baden, Germany
Christening Date: 28 October 1807
Christening Place: Pforzheim, Baden, Germany
Father's Name: Michael Benz
Mother's Name: Mariana Dolbratin
Occupation: Basketmaker and later a brickmaker
*The Benz family resided in Philadelphia before relocating to Reading before the American Civil War. Many of the Benz children are buried at Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia.
*The family's surname has been recorded as Bence, Benz, and Bentz in numerous historical records.
Sources:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2 : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Karlsruhe, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
Birth Date: 27 October 1807
Birthplace: Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Kalsruhe, Baden, Germany
Christening Date: 28 October 1807
Christening Place: Pforzheim, Baden, Germany
Father's Name: Michael Benz
Mother's Name: Mariana Dolbratin
Occupation: Basketmaker and later a brickmaker
*The Benz family resided in Philadelphia before relocating to Reading before the American Civil War. Many of the Benz children are buried at Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia.
*The family's surname has been recorded as Bence, Benz, and Bentz in numerous historical records.
Sources:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2 : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Karlsruhe, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
Name: Johann Christian Benz
Birth Date: 27 October 1807
Birthplace: Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Kalsruhe, Baden, Germany
Christening Date: 28 October 1807
Christening Place: Pforzheim, Baden, Germany
Father's Name: Michael Benz
Mother's Name: Mariana Dolbratin
Occupation: Basketmaker and later a brickmaker
*The Benz family resided in Philadelphia before relocating to Reading before the American Civil War. Many of the Benz children are buried at Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia.
*The family's surname has been recorded as Bence, Benz, and Bentz in numerous historical records.
Sources:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2 : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Karlsruhe, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
Birth Date: 27 October 1807
Birthplace: Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Kalsruhe, Baden, Germany
Christening Date: 28 October 1807
Christening Place: Pforzheim, Baden, Germany
Father's Name: Michael Benz
Mother's Name: Mariana Dolbratin
Occupation: Basketmaker and later a brickmaker
*The Benz family resided in Philadelphia before relocating to Reading before the American Civil War. Many of the Benz children are buried at Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia.
*The family's surname has been recorded as Bence, Benz, and Bentz in numerous historical records.
Sources:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC8G-WP2 : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing Evangelisch, Broetzingen, Karlsruhe, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RG-K5S : accessed 9 February 2016), Johann Christian Benz, 28 Oct 1807; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,238,241.
Gravesite Details
Large family marker, small individual marker (one side English, one side in German), located in a section with other numerous Benz graves (not sure if they are related or not).
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