Life and evidence
( Mast Family History, 1911, note to fam. 1261)
A native of Switzerland; her husband died at sea on the way to America and was buried in the sea. She arrived in Pennsylvania with eight sons and one daughter: sons included Yost, John (m. Magdalena Mast) and Christian; the daughter married Christopher Beiler. “One of the first of the Yoder name in America”; ancestor of a very large part of the Pennsylvania Amish Yoders. Her own maiden name and her husband’s name are not given here.
Children in this vault
Sources
Narratives and research
- Stories: Double ancestors
Research log
- 2026-10-31: Hertzler 1885 (Brief Biographic Memorial of Jacob Hertzler) footnote to Fam. 383 read: the original of the Mast 1911 account. Adds: natives of Switzerland, arrived before 1727, lived in Oley Twp.; sons Yost, John (m. Magdalene Mast), Christian (d. 1772, Hamburg) and others; daughter m. Christopher Beiler; grandmother of Jacob Yoder (b. 1758, Reading; Revolutionary soldier, first flatboat to New Orleans). Her own and her husband’s names/parents not given
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.