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Francis Jacob Gross 1697–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: Oct 1769

Death Location: London, England

Father: John Grose

Mother: Anne Thofner

Spouse(s): Ann Bennett

Children(s): Jacob Grose

Francis Jacob Gross was born in 1697 in Bern, Switzerland, the child of John Henry Grose And Anne Tehr Thofner. Francis Jacob Gross married Ann Bennett, and had children including Jacob Grose. Francis Jacob Gross passed away in 1769 in London, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Jacob Gross was born in 1697 in Bern, Switzerland, the child of John Henry Grose And Anne Tehr Thofner.
  • Francis Jacob Gross married Ann Bennett, and had children including Jacob Grose.
  • Francis Jacob Gross passed away in 1769 in London, England.

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Francis Gross's Ancestors

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Francis Gross
1697–1769
Birth Place: Bern, Switzerland
Parents
John Henry Grose
1664–1708
Zurich, Switerland
Anne (Tehr) Thofner
1671–1710
Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
Gebherd (Gross) II
1632–1692
Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Gross's Descendants

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Francis (Jacob) Gross (1697–Oct 1769) m. Ann Bennett (24 Oct 1707–15 Jan 1775)
  1. 1. Jacob Grose 1738–1810 m. Anna (Catharine) Hoffman 1741–1809
    1. 1. Jacob (Samuel) Grose 1767–1820 m. Mary (Barbara) Gänssel 1764–1830
      1. 1. Henry Grose 1790–1876 m. Elizabeth Step 1789–1876
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Grose 1812–1892 m. John (Alexander) McCray 1805–1869

Francis Gross's Timeline

2 Records

1697
1697
Birth of Francis Jacob Gross in Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland
1769
Oct 1769
Age 72
Death of Francis Jacob Gross in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Bern, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1769
    Event Place: London, England

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