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Jacob Abel 1784 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1784

Birth Location: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 11 Apr 1861

Death Location: New Jersey, United States

Father: Michael Abel

Mother: Christina Abel

Spouse(s): Elisabetha Freitag, Martha Abel, Christina Abele, Elisabetha Freitag, Martha Arnold

Children(s): Maria Abel, Samuel Able, Elisabetha Abel, Carl Abele, Matthias Abel, Dorothea Abel, Elisabetha Abel, Maria Abele, Jakobina Abel, Jacob Abele, Maria Abel, Jacob Able, Samuel Able

The story of Jacob Abel began in 1784 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Jacob Abel married Elisabetha Dorothea Freitag, Martha Abel, Christina Dorothea Abele, Elisabetha Dorothea Freitag, Martha Arnold, and had children including Maria Abel, Samuel Able, Elisabetha Sibilla Abel, Carl Friederich Abele, Matthias Jacob Abel, Dorothea Sibÿlla Abel, Elisabetha Magdalena Abel, Maria Magdalena Abele, Jakobina Margaretha Abel, Jacob Friederich Abele, Maria Abel, Jacob Able, Samuel Able. Jacob Abel passed away in 1861 in New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Abel began in 1784 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jacob Abel married Elisabetha Dorothea Freitag, Martha Abel, Christina Dorothea Abele, Elisabetha Dorothea Freitag, Martha Arnold, and had children including Maria Abel, Samuel Able, Elisabetha Sibilla Abel, Carl Friederich Abele, Matthias Jacob Abel, Dorothea Sibÿlla Abel, Elisabetha Magdalena Abel, Maria Magdalena Abele, Jakobina Margaretha Abel, Jacob Friederich Abele, Maria Abel, Jacob Able, Samuel Able.
  • Jacob Abel passed away in 1861 in New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Abel
1719 – 1791
Birth Location: Cassel, Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
MA
Christina Abel
1730 – 1804
Birth Location: Fox Hills, Morris, New Jersey
CA

Spouses(s)

Elisabetha Freitag
1790 –
Birth Location: –
EF
Martha Abel
Birth Location: –
MA
Christina Abele
Birth Location: –
CA
Elisabetha Freitag
1790 – 1853
Birth Location: –
EF
Martha Arnold
1790 – 1866
Birth Location: New Jersey
MA

Children(s)

Maria Abel
1808 – 1868
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MA
Samuel Able
1821 –
Birth Location: –
SA
Elisabetha Abel
1814 – 1814
Birth Location: –
EA
Carl Abele
1815 –
Birth Location: –
CA
Matthias Abel
1818 –
Birth Location: –
MA
Dorothea Abel
1822 – 1822
Birth Location: Lehrhof, Steinheim/Murr 0A Marbach, Württemberg, Germany
DA
Elisabetha Abel
1823 –
Birth Location: –
EA
Maria Abele
1825 – 1827
Birth Location: –
MA
Jakobina Abel
1828 –
Birth Location: Steinheim/Murr (OA. Marbach), Württemberg, Germany
JA
Jacob Abele
1832 – 1834
Birth Location: –
JA
Maria Abel
1808 – 1868
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MA
Jacob Able
1816 – 1909
Birth Location: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
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Samuel Able
1821 – 1865
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
SA

Jacob Abel's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Abel
1784 – 1861
Birth Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Michael Abel
1719 – 1791
Cassel, Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Christina (Margaretha) Abel
1730 – 1804
Fox Hills, Morris, New Jersey
Grandparents
Andreas Abel
1690 – 1751
Kassel, Stadt Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Anna Mair
1780 – 1771
Dürnau, Biberach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Jakob Bühner
1688 – 1762
Katharine Bühner
1720 – 1724
Great-Grandparents
Matthias Aubelin
1635 – 1700
Anna Merz
1643 – 1705
Johann Mair
1666 – 1696
Judith Bohringer
1670 – 1709
Johannes Weinmann
1645 – 1695
Margaretha Kapffmeyer
1649 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthäus Aübelin
1610 – 1675
Maria Harsch
1623 – 1676
Hans Riethmueller
1610 –
Elisabetha Pfertz
1580 –
Balthasar Mair
1640 – 1702
Anna Merz
1643 – 1705
Abraham Bühner
1605 – 1662
Margaretha *
1608 –

Jacob Abel's Descendants

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Jacob Abel (22 Jun 1784 – 11 Apr 1861) m. Elisabetha (Dorothea) Freitag (20 Oct 1790 – ) m. Martha Abel m. Christina (Dorothea) Abele m. Elisabetha (Dorothea) Freitag (20 Oct 1790 – 7 Jan 1853) m. Martha Arnold (abt 1790 – June 1866)
  1. 1. Maria Abel (19 Feb 1808 – 24 April 1868) m. Joseph Stabp (13 July 1814 – 22 November 1875)
  2. 2. Samuel Able (12 Sep 1821 – )
  3. 3. Elisabetha (Sibilla) Abel (19 Nov 1814 – 4 Dez 1814)
  4. 4. Carl (Friederich) Abele (10 Dez 1815 – )
  5. 5. Matthias (Jacob) Abel (21 Feb 1818 – )
  6. 6. Dorothea (Sibÿlla) Abel (20 Apr 1822 – 1 Aug 1822)
  7. 7. Elisabetha (Magdalena) Abel (27 Mai 1823 – ) m. Johann (Georg) Felger (5 Apr 1828 – )
  8. 8. Maria (Magdalena) Abele (1 Aug 1825 – 31 Jan 1827)
  9. 9. Jakobina (Margaretha) Abel (10 Juli 1828 – )
  10. 10. Jacob (Friederich) Abele (5 Apr 1832 – 20 Mai 1834)
  11. 11. Maria Abel (19 Feb 1808 – 24 April 1868) m. Joseph Stabp (13 July 1814 – 22 November 1875)
  12. 12. Jacob Able (5 Apr 1816 – 17 Mar 1909) m. Elizabeth Gano (abt 1826 – 13 Jul 1896) m. Elizabeth Gano (abt 1826 – )
    1. 1. Charles Able ( – abt 1735)
    2. 2. Charles Able ( – abt 1735) m. Rose (Easter) Dawson (abt 1841 – 25 Mar 1925)
      1. 1. Thomas (John) Able (abt 1866 – 1890)
  13. 13. Samuel Able (12 Sep 1821 – 11 October 1865) m. Martha (Valeria) Able (19 July 1825 – 6 May 1903)
    1. 1. Hopewell (Hepburn) Able (29 June 1848 – 20 April 1857)
    2. 2. Samuel (Valerius) Abel (1860 – 7 May 1936)
    3. 3. Henrietta (Sharp) Geiser (8 October 1865 – 9 November 1936)

Jacob Abel's Timeline

16 Records

1783
11 Sep 1783
Jacob Abel was baptized in Sindelfingen, Württemberg, Germany
Sindelfingen, Württemberg, Germany
1784
07 Oct 1784
Birth of Jacob Abel in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
1784
22 Jun 1784
Birth of Jacob Abel in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
1785
1785
Age 1
Birth of Jacob Abel in Lower Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Lower Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1785
abt 1785
Age 1
Birth of Jacob Abel in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
1785
12 Jan 1785
Age 1
Jacob Abel was baptized in Sankt Quintin Mainz, Mainz, Hessen, Germany
Sankt Quintin Mainz, Mainz, Hessen, Germany
1785
1785
Age 1
Jacob Abel resided here in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania
1790
1790
Age 6
Jacob Abel resided here in Forks, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Forks, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
1810
1810
Age 26
Jacob Abel resided here in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
1816
4 Mar 1816
Age 32
Jacob Abel resided here in Washington, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Washington, Morris, New Jersey, United States
1840
1840
Age 56
Jacob Abel resided here in Easton Lehigh Ward, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton Lehigh Ward, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 66
Jacob Abel resided here in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1856
24 Juli 1856
Age 72
Burial of Jacob Abel in Glen, Montgomery County, New York, United States of America
Glen, Montgomery County, New York, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 76
Jacob Abel resided here in Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1861
11 Apr 1861
Age 77
Death of Jacob Abel in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1861
11 Apr 1861
Age 77
Death of Jacob Abel in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1784
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Lower Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1785
    Event Place: Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1784
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1783
    Event Place: Sindelfingen, Württemberg, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1785
    Event Place: Sankt Quintin Mainz, Mainz, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Forks, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Forks, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 267; Image: 455; Family History Library Film: 0568148

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Washington, Morris, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Easton Lehigh Ward, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lehigh, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Deutschland
    Record Source: Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Juli 1856
    Event Place: Glen, Montgomery County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen, Montgomery County, New York, United States of America
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