Christian was the son of Johann Peter Hoffman (1709-1798) and Maria Sarah Schneider Hoffman. He served in the Revolutionary War and was married to Susannah Deibler. The couple had 13 children.

The following information is courtesy of Findagrave contributor Deborah (Hoffman) Weiner:

Unfortunately any church birth or baptism records have not surfaced on Christian. He is, however, the youngest of Peter and Sara's sons, and who lived on the Hoffmans' Lykens Valley homestead, caring for his elder parents until their deaths. Evidence of Christian as the youngest son of Peter Hoffman and the spouse of Susanna Deibler is recorded in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 1896, by Runk & Company publishers, pg. 116, and 117. An approx. marriage date of 1784 (to Susannah Deibler) has been established by the DAR through their booklet: "Marriages of Some PA Soldiers & Patriots of the Rev. Period". Christain inherited the homestead from his father Peter. The homestead was situated at the end of Short Mountain, in Lykens Valley (now Washington Twp.), "upper" Dauphin county, PA. This land, according to Peter Hoffman's will, was to be divided between Christian and his brother, John Nicholas Hoffman. There were about 270 acres involved, which included the original "log cabin", built by Peter, as well as the family grave plot, in which about 2 dozen family members and peers were buried.Christian was very active in the "Hoffman" Church community. On May 27, 1814 he was installed as an elder in the church, replacing Peter Willier, Sr.. When the church was initially being built, he contributed to the purchase of roof shingles. He also helped pay for the carpenter's labor. Evidence of Christian's church participation is noted in the early church records of Hoffman's Church, translated by Hinke, and housed in the Reformed Church Archives at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA. Christian and Susannah lived on the homestead until about the year 1826, at which time Christian sold it and moved to Armstrong Valley, Halifax Twp., Dauphin county.Christian was a soldier of the Revolution and was a private in Michael Simpson's Company, First Pennsylvania Regiment, according to the evidence of a muster roll for September and October, 1780, bearing the notation, "On Guard". He again enlisted as a private under Captain Shrawder's Company of Rangers, Northumberland county, according to the evidence of a muster roll of Captain Shrader's Company dated Jan. 1, 1783. Christian Hoffman wrote his last Will and Testament on April 5, 1842. In it he appointed (2) of his children, Christian Hoffman Jr. and Peter Hoffman, as co-executors of his estate, to settle all of his affairs and dispose of his assets equally. In 1979 A Revolutionary Marker was presented to the Hoffman Family Association by the War Department, as acknowledgement of Christian's service during the Revolution. This marker now marks the grave sites of Christian and Susannah (Deibler) Hoffman.