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Jacob Custer 1778–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 AUG 1778

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4 DEC 1854

Death Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Castner

Mother: Elizabeth VanFossen

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The story of Jacob Custer began in 1778 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob Custer passed away in 1854 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Custer began in 1778 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jacob Custer passed away in 1854 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jacob Custer's Ancestors

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Jacob Custer
1778–1854
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Castner
1731–1804
Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth VanFossen
1740–1819
Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johannes Custer
1670–1708
Kaldenkirchen, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Elizabeth Cassel
1670–1728
Kriegsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Adam VanFossen
1703–1771
Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Catharine
1705–1771
Great-Grandparents
Paulus Custer
1644–1708
Gertrude Dohrs
1645–1708
Arnold VanFossen
1665–1734
Mary Sellen
1703–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arnold Custers
1606–1679
Catharina Haren
1608–1679
Theiss Dohrs
1614–1663
Agnes Graeff
1614–1691
Servatius Vossen
1630–
Agnes
1632–
Heindrick Sellen
1666–1749
Mary Maria
1668–1715

Jacob Custer's Timeline

2 Records

1778
15 AUG 1778
Birth of Jacob Custer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1854
4 DEC 1854
Age 76
Death of Jacob Custer in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1778
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1854
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

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