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View Tree for Michael DannerMichael Danner (b. Bef. May 07, 1696, d. April 19, 1782)

Michael Danner (son of Ulrich Tanner and Christina Reitlickerin)17, 18, 19 was born Bef. May 07, 1696 in Grand Duchy of Baden, Mannheim, DEU, and died April 19, 1782 in York Co., PA, USA. He married Anna Bend on Abt. 1726 in Germany.

 Includes NotesNotes for Michael Danner:
Michael came from Germany via Rotterdam on the James Goodwell, David Crockett, ship's master. The 200 passengers and 53 families were listed as Palatines. They arrived in Philadelphia on Sep 27, 1727. He was a Swiss Mennonite and a member of the Bair Mennonite Meeting house in Hanover, York Co, Pennsylvania He received the title of "King's Commissioner of Highways for Pennsylvania in 1734. About 1760 when his son, Jacob led a group of settlers from York Co, PA to Frederick Co, MD, Michael and sons Jacob and Henry ended up platting/surveying the Monocacy Road down the west side of the Monocacy River (with the Blue Ridge Mountains back of it.) It became a main route of settlement from Lancaster Co., PA, down the river, across the Blue Ridge at Frederick to the Potomic River (north of Harper's Ferry), on to Virginia, Tennessee and the Carolinas. This was called the Monocacy Trail. He also surveyed the York Road which was a very important route that linked York, PA to the Port of Baltimore. In 1770, he was listed as a prominent member to the Conewago German Baptist Brethren Church. (CL-514, 526) There is some indication that Michael also had a daughter named Mary Danner, as a John Kehr leaves a will in 1794 in York Co, PA that refers to his wife Mary and his loving brother in law, Henry Danner. (CL-526)

More About Michael Danner:
1: Bef. May 07, 1696, GERMANY PALATINATE/DUCHY OF BADEN.20, 21
2: 1706, GERMANY PA;ATINATE/DUCHY OF BADEN.22, 23
3: 178224, 25
4: April 19, 1782, Hanover, York, PA, (wp).26, 27
5: September 16, 200327
Christening: May 07, 1696

More About Michael Danner and Anna Bend:
1: Abt. 1726, BA.28, 29
2: WFT Est. 1737-176930, 31
Marriage: Abt. 1726, Germany.

Children of Michael Danner and Anna Bend are:
  1. +Heinrich Danner, b. February 12, 1741/42, York Co., PA, d. February 05, 1814, York Co., PA.
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