Bishop Jacob Hertzler

1703 - 1786  (83 years)

• Name	Jacob Hertzler
  Title	Bishop
  Birth	1703	Hinterwil, Near Uerkheim, Canton of Berne, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	9 Sep 1749
  	Switzerland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Death	10 Mar 1786	Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Northkill Amish Burial Ground, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I21900	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 1	NN (Hertzler)
  Children	+ 1. John Hertzler,   b. 1729, Berne, Canton of Berne, Switzerland d. 1 Apr 1801 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F11768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Ruegy,   b. c Jun 1703, Berne, Canton of Berne, Switzerland d. c Jan 1773, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Christian Hertzler, Sr,   b. 1744, France d. 18 Feb 1817, Belleville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)   2. Catherine (Hochstetler) Hertzler   d. 1800   3. Jacob Hertzler   4. Veronica Hertzler
  Family ID	F7234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  "Bishop" Jacob Hertzler, first known Amish Bishop in America, was born in 1703 in Canton Bern, Switzerland. He died in 1786 in Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Northkill Amish Cemetery, two miles west of Hamburg, Pennsylvania. He immigrated on September 9, 1749 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is a book about his life called, "Life and Times of Jacob Hertzler: Pioneer Amish Bishop 1703 - 1786". In this book, you will also learn about the first known Amish school in America, which was organized on Hertzler's homestead.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15614841/jacob-hertzler.