Who was Johannes Cassell?

Johannes Cassell (1639–1691) was born in Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Johannes Peter Cassell 1639–1691

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Born 17 Apr 1639 · Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Died 17 Apr 1691 · Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father Yelles Julius Kassel Cassell Castle

Mother Anna Catharina Katharina Meyer Moyer Kessel Cassell Castle Von Gerolshein

Siblings Abraham Cassel, Arnold Cassel, Elizabeth Cassel, Hupert Cassel, Johannes Cassel, Mary Cassel, Mary Cassell, Rev Heinrich Cassel, Reverend Heinrich Cassel, Yelles Meyer Cassel

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Yelles Julius Kassel Cassell Castle

Anna Catharina Katharina Meyer Moyer Kessel Cassell Castle Von Gerolshein

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Biography

Johannes Peter Cassell was born in 1639 in Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of yelles julius kassel cassell castle and anna catharina katharina meyer moyer kessel cassell castle von gerolshein. Johannes Peter Cassell passed away in 1691 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Birth of Johannes Peter Cassell in Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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Death of Johannes Peter Cassell in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Johannes Cassell

This ancestor line traces from Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (1565) to Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (1639) across 5 generations.

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: Johannes Cassell (1639–1691) was born in Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Johannes in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 5 generations of this lineage geographically.
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