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George Jacob Rex 1750–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Death Date: 1 May 1821

Death Location: Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: George England

Mother: Hannah Lightfoot

Spouse(s): Margaret Kepler, Margaret KEPLER

Children(s): Mary Rex, Charles Rex, Sarah Rex, Margaret Rex, George Rex, Catharine Burson, Sarah Rex, Charles Rex, Elizabeth Rex, Edward Rex, James Rex, Catherine Rex, Hannah Rex, Jonas Rex, Benjamin Rex, Martha Rex, Mary Rex

The story of George Jacob Rex began in 1750 in London, City of London, Greater London, England. George Jacob Rex married Margaret Kepler, and had children including Benjamin Kepler Rex, Catharine Rex Burson, Catherine Kitty Rex, Charles B Rex, Charles Rex, Edward Rex, Elizabeth Betsy Rex, George Adam Rex, Hannah Lightfoot Rex, James B Rex, Jonas Rex, Margaret Peggy Rex, Martha Rex, Mary Polly Rex, Mary Rex, Sarah Sally Rex, Sarah Sally Rex. George Jacob Rex passed away in 1821 in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George Jacob Rex began in 1750 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.
  • George Jacob Rex married Margaret Kepler, and had children including Benjamin Kepler Rex, Catharine Rex Burson, Catherine Kitty Rex, Charles B Rex, Charles Rex, Edward Rex, Elizabeth Betsy Rex, George Adam Rex, Hannah Lightfoot Rex, James B Rex, Jonas Rex, Margaret Peggy Rex, Martha Rex, Mary Polly Rex, Mary Rex, Sarah Sally Rex, Sarah Sally Rex.
  • George Jacob Rex passed away in 1821 in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George England
1738–1820
Birth Location: Norfolk House; St James's Square; London
GE
Hannah Lightfoot
1730–1759
Birth Location: St. John's, Wapping, London, Eng
HL

Spouses(s)

Margaret Kepler
1752–1828
Birth Location: Germany
MK
Margaret KEPLER
1752–1828
Birth Location: , Bucks Co, Pennsylvania
MK

Children(s)

Mary Rex
1776–1777
Birth Location: –
MR
Charles Rex
1801–1854
Birth Location: Jefferson, Green, Pa.
CR
Sarah Rex
1797–1798
Birth Location: Green, Forest, Pennsylvania, United States
SR
Margaret Rex
1790–1808
Birth Location: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
MR
George Rex
1778–1856
Birth Location: Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania
GR
Catharine Burson
1798–1873
Birth Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania
CB
Sarah Rex
1797–1881
Birth Location: Jefferson,Green,Pa.
SR
Charles Rex
1771–1772
Birth Location: –
CR
Elizabeth Rex
1775–1852
Birth Location: Mifflin co., Pa.
ER
Edward Rex
1782–1845
Birth Location: Mifflin co.,Pa.
ER
James Rex
1785–1786
Birth Location: Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
JR
Catherine Rex
1793–1873
Birth Location: Jefferson, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
CR
Hannah Rex
1787–1866
Birth Location: Mifflin co.,Pa.
HR
Jonas Rex
1785–1841
Birth Location: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
JR
Benjamin Rex
1792–1854
Birth Location: Green, Forest, Pennsylvania, United States
BR
Martha Rex
1780–1853
Birth Location: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
MR
Mary Rex
1773–1849
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
MR

George Rex's Ancestors

Self
George Rex
1750–1821
Birth Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
Parents
George William Frederick Hanover, George III King of England
1738–1820
Norfolk House; St James's Square; London
Hannah Lightfoot
1730–1759
St. John's, Wapping, London, Eng
Grandparents
Frederick Louis
1738–1751
Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland(Hrr)
Augusta (Saxe) Gotha
1719–1772
Sachsen Coburg, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Rex's Descendants

1.
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George (Jacob) Rex (1750–1 May 1821) m. Margaret Kepler (1752–5 Sep 1828) m. Margaret KEPLER (1752–5 SEP 1828)
  1. 1. Mary Rex 1776–1777
  2. 2. Charles Rex 1801–1854
  3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Rex 1797–1798
  4. 4. Margaret ("Peggy") Rex 1790–1808
  5. 5. George (Adam) Rex 1778–1856
  6. 6. Catharine (Rex) Burson 1798–1873
  7. 7. Sarah ("Sally") Rex 1797–1881
  8. 8. Charles (B) Rex 1771–1772
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Betsy) Rex 1775–1852
  10. 10. Edward Rex 1782–1845
  11. 11. James (B) Rex 1785–1786
  12. 12. Catherine ("Kitty") Rex 1793–1873
  13. 13. Hannah (Lightfoot) Rex 1787–1866
  14. 14. Jonas Rex 1785–1841
  15. 15. Benjamin (Kepler) Rex 1792–1854
  16. 16. Martha Rex 1780–1853
  17. 17. Mary ("Polly") Rex 1773–1849 m. John Hughes 1774–1844
    1. 1. Thomas Hughes 1800–1872
    2. 2. George Hughes 1807–1881
    3. 3. Elizabeth Buckingham 1796–1865
    4. 4. Margaret Virgin 1798–1863
    5. 5. John Hughes 1805–1881
    6. 6. Charles (Rex) Hughes 1816–1892
    7. 7. Lindsay Hughes 1814–1844
    8. 8. Mary Hughes 1809–1825
    9. 9. Anne (Nancy) Hughes 1802–
    10. 10. Catherine Hughes 1811–1880
    11. 11. Barnett Hughes 1819–1884
    12. 12. Joseph (H) Hughes 1815–
    13. 13. William Hughes 1781–1854
    14. 14. Elizabeth Hughes 1796–1865
    15. 15. Margaret Hughes 1798–1863 m. John (Hyatt) Virgin 1798–1858
      1. 1. George (W) Virgin 1827–1898 m. Eliza (Ann) Enslow 1835–1914
        1. 1. Fred (E) Virgin 1878–1942
        2. 2. Frank Virgin 1864–1933
        3. 3. George Virgin 1862–1933
        4. 4. Orland Virgin 1871–1914
        5. 5. Ida (Amelia) Virgin 1856–1943
        6. 6. Cora Virgin 1865–1865
        7. 7. Walter Virgin 1861–1861
        8. 8. John (Worthington) Virgin 1854–1940
        9. 9. Lester (E) Virgin 1853–1853
        10. 10. Babe Virgin 1878–
        11. 11. Eli (Thompson) Virgin 1858–1939 m. Phenelor (Jane "Nellie" Cornelia) Warmoth 1862–1938
      2. 2. Maria (L) Virgin 1834–1890
      3. 3. John (H.) Virgin 1830–1898
      4. 4. Nancy Virgin 1842–
      5. 5. Mary Virgin 1824–
      6. 6. Margaret Virgin 1837–1890
      7. 7. Eli Virgin 1821–1858
      8. 8. Mary Virgin 1824–

George Rex's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of George Jacob Rex in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1821
1 May 1821
Age 71
Death of George Jacob Rex in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 331

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1821
    Event Place: Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 331

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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