Henry Landis & Elizabeth Hirt

Henry Landis & Elizabeth Hirt

Henry's name first appears in Brethren history in 1723 in connection with the earliest baptism held by the Brethren after their arrival in Pennsylvania from Germany. Peter Becker administered the rite to seven persons, including Henry and his wife, in the Wissahickon Creek on Christmas Day.

Henry Landes lived in the Schuylkill Valley and belonged to the Conventry German Baptist Brethren there. He and his wife were among the original nine members of that congregation when it was organized by Peter Becker on November 7, 1724, in the house of Martin Urner who became the group's first resident minister.

He is the son of Johannes Landis (b.1641) & Engel Trümpler of Alsace. Henry and his wife Elizabeth came to America between 1719 and 1723, with his 4 known children:

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Husband: Henry Landis 
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Wife: Elizabeth Hirt
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CHILDREN
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#1 Elizabetha Landis 
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died: ca.1754                   place: 
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spouse: Rudolph P(B)ollinger
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#2 Barbara Landis
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died: 1776                      place: 
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#3 Heinrich Landis
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died: 1809                      place: 
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spouse: Elizabeth Naas
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#4  Dorothea Landis    
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spouse: Conrad Honshoe

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