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Research questions:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n CAN WE GO BACK BEYOND JACOB & HELENA BRENNEMAN BENDER? WERE SAMUEL K. AND MARIE SCHWARTZENTRUBER BRENNEMAN HER PARENTS?<\/p>\n HOW PREVALENT WERE THE STRANGE INTERMARRIAGES BETWEEN THE BENDERS AND BRENNEMANS? MARIA’S BROTHER JOHANNES ALSO MARRIED A BRENNEMAN.<\/p>\n WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE IN NEW GERMANY, MD? WHY DIDN’T THEY SETTLE IN BERKS OR LANCASTER COS, PA?<\/p>\n WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE SURNAME AND WHO WERE SOME FAMOUS BENDERS?<\/p>\n Newly discovered resources:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n GOOGLE “MARIA BENDER BRENNEMAN<\/a>”<\/p>\n Articles begun:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n NONE<\/p>\n Speculation:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n MARRIAGE PARTNERS WERE AND STILL ARE LIMITED IN THE WORLD’S AMISH COMMUNITIES, SO FAMILY MEMBERS OFTEN INTERMARRY.<\/p>\n Send your questions, corrections, additions, and ideas to me, LRYPEARCE@GMAIL.COM<\/a>\u00a0 for inclusion and full credit here and later, when future articles are posted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Last updated 3\/24\/22) Research questions: CAN WE GO BACK BEYOND JACOB & HELENA BRENNEMAN BENDER? WERE SAMUEL K. AND MARIE SCHWARTZENTRUBER BRENNEMAN HER PARENTS? HOW PREVALENT WERE THE STRANGE INTERMARRIAGES BETWEEN THE BENDERS AND BRENNEMANS? MARIA’S BROTHER JOHANNES ALSO MARRIED … Continue reading