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Jacob Baer 1724–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1724

Birth Location: Switzerland

Death Date: 12 February 1788

Death Location: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jagley Bär

Mother: Anna Mueller

Spouse(s): Ana Baer\Bear

Children(s): Elizabeth 4XGGM

The story of Jacob Baer began in 1724 in Switzerland. Jacob Baer married Ana Barbara Mueller Miller Baer Bear, and had children including Elizabeth Bear 4Xggm. Jacob Baer passed away in 1788 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Baer began in 1724 in Switzerland.
  • Jacob Baer married Ana Barbara Mueller Miller Baer Bear, and had children including Elizabeth Bear 4Xggm.
  • Jacob Baer passed away in 1788 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Jacob Baer's Ancestors

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Jacob Baer
1724–1788
Birth Place: Switzerland
Parents
Jagley Jacob Bär
1683–1740
Ober, Albis, Hausen, Canton, Zürich, Switzerland
Anna (Barbara Foster) Mueller
1680–1746
Hausen, Zurich, Switzerland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Baer's Descendants

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Jacob Baer (15 November 1724–12 February 1788) m. Ana (Barbara (Mueller\Miller)) Baer\Bear (01 Jan 1726–27 Nov 1791)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Bear) 4XGGM 1757–1820 m. George Koogler 1745–1820
    1. 1. George (Franklin) Koogler 1778–1846 m. Elizabeth Gilmore 1786–1853
      1. 1. John (Darius) Koogler 1811–1880 m. Eliza (Jane) Ervin 1813–1897
        1. 1. James (William) Koogler 1836–1901 m. Mary (Frances Curry) Koogler 1841–1927

Jacob Baer's Timeline

3 Records

1724
15 November 1724
Birth of Jacob Baer in Switzerland
Switzerland
1750
1750
Age 26
Jacob Baer was married
None
1788
12 February 1788
Age 64
Death of Jacob Baer in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1724
    Event Place: Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1788
    Event Place: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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