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Johann Michael Propst (1712-1789)
Johann Michael Propst was born in 1712 in Bonnigheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (known as the Rhine Palatine part of Germany). He was the son of Hans Michael (b. 1686) and Barbara (b. 1681) Propst. He went by the name Michael throughout his life. In 1733, at the age of 21, Michael came to America with his parents and sister Barbara. They traveled from Germany by way of Rotterdam and England on Captain Hugh Percy’s ship, “Samuel”. They arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August [...]
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John Martin Eichelberger (1716 – 1781)
John Martin Eichelberger was born on November 16, 1716 in Ittlingen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. He was the oldest of five children to parents Phillip Frederick Eichelberger and Anna Barbara Doemers. He went by his middle name Martin throughout his life. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
