Jacob Bonewitz

1761-1818

Jacob Bonewitz was born in Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania the son of Adam Bonewitz and Juliana. Jacob married Maria Eva Rosanna Specht 1749-1822 on 27 Nov 1781. Jacob and Eva had at least nine children. Jacob died in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on 9 March 1818. Maria Eva Rosanna died on 28 Mar 1822. They are buried in Jacob's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.