Descendants of Johanes Gnäge and John Kenege Sr. and Related Families


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Johanes Gnäge (ca. 1720-1772) of Bern, Switzerland, emigrated from England 1742 with his English wife Mary Holden and their two sons. Mary died at sea aboard the ship enroute to Pennsylvania. Johanes Gnäge settled in what is now Bethel Twp., Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania with his sons, Christian and John. His second wife was Magdalena Yoder or Swatka (b. 1744), with whom he had eight children. This family was Swiss Amish or Mennonites. Descendants live in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere. John Kenege Sr., born Johanes Gnäge, Jr. in 1742, was the second son of Johanes Gnäge and Mary Holden.




Christianity Today


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The Times of the Americas


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The national newspaper about all of Latin America.