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Hans Jacob Hess 1617 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1617

Birth Location: Wald, Zurich, Switzerland

Death Date: 1668

Death Location: Rhine River, Germany

Father: Hans Hess

Mother: Anna Egli

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Hans Jacob Hess was born in 1617 in Wald, Zurich, Switzerland, the child of Hans Jacob Hess and Anna Katharina Egli. Hans Jacob Hess passed away in 1668 in Rhine River, Germany.

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Biography

  • Hans Jacob Hess was born in 1617 in Wald, Zurich, Switzerland, the child of Hans Jacob Hess and Anna Katharina Egli.
  • Hans Jacob Hess passed away in 1668 in Rhine River, Germany.

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Hans Hess's Ancestors

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Hans Hess
1617 – 1668
Birth Place: Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Parents
Hans Jacob Hess
1584 – 1639
Wald, Hinwil, Zürich Canton, Zurich, Suisse
Anna (Katharina) Egli
1585 – 1639
Wald, Zürich, Switzerland
Grandparents
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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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hans Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1617
24 May 1617
Birth of Hans Jacob Hess in Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
1668
1668
Age 51
Death of Hans Jacob Hess in Rhine River, Germany
Rhine River, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1617
    Event Place: Wald, Zurich, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Rhine River, Germany

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