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Hans Jacob Hess 1584 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1584

Birth Location: Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse

Death Date: 1639

Death Location: Othenbach Prison, Suisse

Father: Hans Swiss.

Mother: Adelheid Kuntz

Spouse(s): Anna Egli, Anna Spöri

Children(s): Anna Hess, Christian Hess, Heinrich Hess, 1636 (Hass), Hanß Hess, Hans Hess, Samuel Hess, Verena Hess, Dorothea Hess

Hans Jacob Hess was born in 1584 in Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse, the child of Hans Heinrich Hess (DE Esse). Swiss. and Adelheid Margaretha Kuntz. Hans Jacob Hess married Anna Katharina Egli, Anna Spoeri Spöri, and had children including Anna Hess, Christian Hess, Heinrich Hess, 1636 Anna Elisabetha Eisinrichler Hess (Hass), Hanß Hess, Hans Jacob Hess, Samuel Hess, Verena Hess, Dorothea Hess. Hans Jacob Hess passed away in 1639 in Othenbach Prison, Suisse.

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Biography

  • Hans Jacob Hess was born in 1584 in Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse, the child of Hans Heinrich Hess (DE Esse). Swiss. and Adelheid Margaretha Kuntz.
  • Hans Jacob Hess married Anna Katharina Egli, Anna Spoeri Spöri, and had children including Anna Hess, Christian Hess, Heinrich Hess, 1636 Anna Elisabetha Eisinrichler Hess (Hass), Hanß Hess, Hans Jacob Hess, Samuel Hess, Verena Hess, Dorothea Hess.
  • Hans Jacob Hess passed away in 1639 in Othenbach Prison, Suisse.

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Hans Hess's Ancestors

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Hans Hess
1584 – 1639
Birth Place: Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse
Parents
Hans Heinrich Hess (DE Esse). Swiss.
1536 – 1587
Bäretswil, Hinwil District, Zurich, Suisse
Adelheid (Margaretha) Kuntz
1546 – 1584
Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse
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Hans Hess's Descendants

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Hans (Jacob) Hess (17 May 1584 – 1639) m. Anna (Katharina) Egli (10 Oct 1585 – 3 November 1639) m. Anna (Spoeri) Spöri (1598 – 1634)
  1. 1. Anna Hess (September 1607 – 1627)
  2. 2. Christian Hess (15 February 1609 – 1630)
  3. 3. Heinrich Hess (28 January 1615 – 1641)
  4. 4. 1636 (Anna Elisabetha Eisinrichler Hess) (Hass) (1617 – 1690)
  5. 5. Hanß Hess (24 May 1617 – 1668) m. Barbel Honegger (1620 – 1668) m. Elisabetha Hess
    1. 1. Samuel (Honegger) Hess (Abt. 25 Dec 1654 – Apr 9 1744) m. Anna (Barbel) Reiman (20 December 1661 – 16 Mar 1769) m. MAGDALENA (MARIA) ZINDEL (ABT 1650 – )
      1. 1. Jeremias Heß (1675 – 28 Apr 1739) m. Anna (Maria) Heim (1687 – Sep 1743)
        1. 1. Johann (Peter) Hess (1703 – 2 Feb 1782) m. Anna (Margareth Scherpin or) Jung (1721 – 1760)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hess (21 Oct 1708 – 1711)
        3. 3. Eva Hess (1710 – )
        4. 4. Christian Hess (14 Jul 1713 – 1729)
        5. 5. Conrad Hess (3 May 1705 – Sep 1743)
        6. 6. Balthasar Hess (8 December 1717 – 1800)
    2. 2. Barbara Hess
    3. 3. Michael Heß
    4. 4. Hanß (Jacob) Eß
    5. 5. Margareth Hess ( – 27 May 1689)
  6. 6. Hans (Jacob) Hess (24 May 1617 – 1668)
  7. 7. Samuel Hess (28 August 1621 – )
  8. 8. Verena Hess (10 February 1623 – 1634)
  9. 9. Dorothea Hess (7 October 1627 – 1647)

Hans Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1584
17 May 1584
Birth of Hans Jacob Hess in Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse
Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse
1639
1639
Age 55
Death of Hans Jacob Hess in Othenbach Prison, Suisse
Othenbach Prison, Suisse

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1584
    Event Place: Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Othenbach Prison, Suisse
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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