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Jacob Groff 1699–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1699

Birth Location: Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Hans Groff

Mother: Anna Bar

Spouse(s): Hannah Holstine

Children(s): Samuel Groff, Jacob Groff, Mary Groff

Jacob Groff was born in 1699 in Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Hans Groff And Anna Huber Bar. Jacob Groff married Hannah Elizabeth Holstine, and had children including Jacob Groff, Mary Groff, Samuel Groff. Jacob Groff passed away in 1740 in Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Groff was born in 1699 in Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Hans Groff And Anna Huber Bar.
  • Jacob Groff married Hannah Elizabeth Holstine, and had children including Jacob Groff, Mary Groff, Samuel Groff.
  • Jacob Groff passed away in 1740 in Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Groff
1661–1746
Birth Location: Rafz, Zurich, Switzerland
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Anna Bar
1679–1700
Birth Location: Hausen, Zurich, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Holstine
1700–1745
Birth Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
HH

Children(s)

Samuel Groff
1731–1822
Birth Location: Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jacob Groff
1725–1778
Birth Location: Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Groff
1740–1794
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Jacob Groff's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Groff
1699–1740
Birth Place: Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Parents
Hans Groff
1661–1746
Rafz, Zurich, Switzerland
Anna (Huber) Bar
1679–1700
Hausen, Zurich, Switzerland
Grandparents
Marx Graf
1640–1716
Bäretswil, Zurich, Switzerland
Anna Heller
1634–1716
Wil, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Graf
1616–1683
Anna Sporri
1615–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Graf
1590–1629
Elizabeth Peter
1588–1640

Jacob Groff's Descendants

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Jacob Groff (2 Apr 1699–1740) m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Holstine (1700–31 Jan 1745)
  1. 1. Samuel Groff 1731–1822
    1. 1. John Groff 1757–1828 m. Elizabeth Hollinger 1760–1829
      1. 1. Abraham Groff 1781–1860 m. Eva Metzger 1777–1845
        1. 1. John Grove 1815–1892 m. Catherine Raffensperger 1820–1901
        2. 2. Elizabeth Grove 1806–1897
        3. 3. Jacob Grove 1809–1889
        4. 4. Margaret Grove 1810–1903
        5. 5. Catharina Grove 1813–1888
        6. 6. Catherine Grove 1820–
      2. 2. Daniel GROFF 1784–1813
      3. 3. Jacob Groff 1785–
      4. 4. David GROFF 1787–1831
      5. 5. Elizabeth GROFF 1791–1864
      6. 6. Polly Groves 1794–1868
      7. 7. Samuel Groff 1797–1860
      8. 8. John GROFF 1799–1869
  2. 2. Jacob Groff 1725–1778
  3. 3. Mary Groff 1740–1794

Jacob Groff's Timeline

2 Records

1699
2 Apr 1699
Birth of Jacob Groff in Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1740
1740
Age 41
Death of Jacob Groff in Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1699
    Event Place: Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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