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Jacob Henkel 1733–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1733

Birth Location: Upper Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 14 February 1779

Death Location: Dorcas, Grant County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Maria Eschmann

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The story of Jacob Henkel began in 1733 in Upper Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania. Jacob Henkel passed away in 1779 in Dorcas, Grant County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Henkel began in 1733 in Upper Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
  • Jacob Henkel passed away in 1779 in Dorcas, Grant County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Jacob Henkel's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Henkel
1733–1779
Birth Place: Upper Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Justus Henkel Sr.
1706–1778
Daudenzell, Germany
Maria (Magdalena) Eschmann
1710–1778
Oley District, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Anthony (Jacob) Henkel
1668–1728
Mehrenberg, Hessen Nassau, Prussia, Germany
Maria (Elizabeth) Henkel
1671–1741
Birkenau, Kreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Germany
Abraham (Eschmann) (Ashman)
1688–1749
Germany
Elizabeth Henkel
1759–1805
Rowan Mill, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Eschman\Eckman\Hackman
1666–1743
Maria Egli\Egly
1658–1692
Jacob Henkle
1733–1779
Mary Dieter
1734–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Karl Echement
1625–1697
Anna (B\L)
1624–1659
Hans Egli\Egly
1629–1682
Anna Kagi
1631–1710
Johann Sr
1706–1778
Maria Eschmann
1710–1778

Jacob Henkel's Timeline

2 Records

1733
14 March 1733
Birth of Jacob Henkel in Upper Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Upper Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania
1779
14 February 1779
Age 46
Death of Jacob Henkel in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1733
    Event Place: Upper Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 February 1779
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorcas, Grant County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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