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Jacob Bishop 1794–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 November 1851

Death Location: Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Philip Sr

Mother: Barbara Bishop

Spouse(s): Martha Shank

Children(s): Aaron Bishop, Sarah Bishop, Louisa Bishop, Jacob Jr., Mary Yount, Delilah Bishop, William Bishop, Eliza Bishop

Jacob Bishop was born in 1794 in Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Philip Bischoff Sr And Barbara Eby Bishop. Jacob Bishop married Martha M Shank, and had children including Aaron L Bishop, Delilah Bishop, Eliza Ellen Bishop, Jacob Bishop Jr, Louisa Bishop, Mary Magdelin Bishop Yount, Sarah A Bishop, William Otterbein Bishop. Jacob Bishop passed away in 1851 in Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Bishop was born in 1794 in Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Philip Bischoff Sr And Barbara Eby Bishop.
  • Jacob Bishop married Martha M Shank, and had children including Aaron L Bishop, Delilah Bishop, Eliza Ellen Bishop, Jacob Bishop Jr, Louisa Bishop, Mary Magdelin Bishop Yount, Sarah A Bishop, William Otterbein Bishop.
  • Jacob Bishop passed away in 1851 in Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Bishop's Ancestors

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Jacob Bishop
1794–1851
Birth Place: Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Philip Bischoff Sr
1753–1831
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Barbara ((Eby)) Bishop
1759–1810
Manheim Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johann Bischoff
1719–1783
Anna (Maria) Steinmann
1718–1783
Berg, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Catherine Wohlfort
1723–1788
Lower Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Bischoff
1684–1740
Maria Schneider
1680–1733
Niclaus Steinmann
1692–1767
Elisabetha Keller
1677–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Bishoff
1643–1703
Joannes Schniyder
1647–1689
Catharina Schmidt
1662–1742
Christen Steinmann
1650–1698
Madlena Staerr
1663–1729

Jacob Bishop's Descendants

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Jacob Bishop (1794–21 November 1851) m. Martha (M) Shank (abt 1801–10 Jul 1886)
  1. 1. Aaron (L) Bishop 1823–1897
  2. 2. Sarah (A) Bishop 1824–1851
  3. 3. Louisa Bishop 1827–1852
  4. 4. Jacob (Bishop) Jr. 1830–1851
  5. 5. Mary (Magdelin Bishop) Yount 1837–1912
  6. 6. Delilah Bishop 1834–1898
  7. 7. William (Otterbein) Bishop 1843–1911
  8. 8. Eliza (Ellen) Bishop 1839–1902 m. Thaddeus Blocher 1836–1906
    1. 1. Mary (Ella) Blocher 1868–1932
    2. 2. Emma (J) Blocher 1863–1929
    3. 3. Howard (Grant) Blocher 1872–1949
    4. 4. Edgar (Thomas) Blocher 1881–1958
    5. 5. HARRY (FRANKLIN) BLOCHER 1860–1932
    6. 6. Charles (L) Blocher 1865–1943
    7. 7. Edith (May Blocher) Gilbert 1875–1960
    8. 8. Clarence (W) Blocher 1858–1909 m. Mary Long 1860–1928
      1. 1. Edmond (LeRoy) Blocher 1899–1984
      2. 2. Helen Blocher 1901–1972
      3. 3. Ira (Charles) Blocher 1885–1964
      4. 4. Thaddeus (S) Blocher 1886–1951 m. Anna (Theodoria) Fissel 1889–1964
        1. 1. Fred (Fissel) Blocher 1912–1981
        2. 2. Hadley Blocher 1914–2004 m. Bernice (E.) Blocher 1915–2007

Jacob Bishop's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Jacob Bishop in Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
1851
21 November 1851
Age 57
Death of Jacob Bishop in Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1851
    Event Place: Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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