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Jacob Bright 1730–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Heidelberg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1802

Death Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johann Brecht

Mother: Marguerite Simone

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Jacob Bright was born in 1730 in Heidelberg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Johann Michael Brecht And Marguerite Simone. Jacob Bright passed away in 1802 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Bright was born in 1730 in Heidelberg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Johann Michael Brecht And Marguerite Simone.
  • Jacob Bright passed away in 1802 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Jacob Bright's Ancestors

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Jacob Bright
1730–1802
Birth Place: Heidelberg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johann Michael Brecht
1706–1794
Schriesheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Marguerite Simone
1708–1778
Wargaboson, Franzreich, France
Grandparents
Johannes Brecht
1662–1719
Schriesheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Katherine) Hoffman
1664–1726
Schriesheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Jacob (Jacques) Simone
1686–1761
Huguenot, France
Agnes Braun
1686–1708
Pfeffelbach, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Brecht
1636–1703
Anna Christman
1637–1703
Hans Hoffman
1628–1697
Christina Frank
1626–1685
Simone
1668–
Elisabeth (Reusen)
1654–
Barthel Braun
1650–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christoph Brecht
1594–1665
Anna Wolpak
1598–1683
Paul Christman
1605–1666
Anna Herring
1605–1683
Engehard Hoffman
1600–
Anna Margaretha
1596–1670
Michael Franck
1600–1626
Agnes Pantrion
1605–1678
Hanß Reüßen\Reiß\Reussen
1624–1680
Anna Catarina
1625–1684
Nicolaus Bruun
1617–1693

Jacob Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Jacob Bright in Heidelberg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Heidelberg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
1802
1802
Age 72
Death of Jacob Bright in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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