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Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger 1672–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1672

Birth Location: Sissach, Basel, Switzerland

Death Date: 17 May 1739

Death Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Father:

Mother: Elsbeth Mangolt

Spouse(s): Katharina Rickenbach

Children(s): Jacob Hershberger

Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger was born in 1672 in Sissach, Basel, Switzerland, the child of Heinrich Hersperger And Elsbeth Mangolt. Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger married Katharina Rickenbach, and had children including Jacob Hershberger. Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger passed away in 1739 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger was born in 1672 in Sissach, Basel, Switzerland, the child of Heinrich Hersperger And Elsbeth Mangolt.
  • Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger married Katharina Rickenbach, and had children including Jacob Hershberger.
  • Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger passed away in 1739 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elsbeth Mangolt
1644–
Birth Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Katharina Rickenbach
1674–1742
Birth Location: Zeglingen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Children(s)

Jacob Hershberger
1695–1762
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jacob Hersperger's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Hersperger
1672–1739
Birth Place: Sissach, Basel, Switzerland
Parents
Elsbeth Mangolt
1644–
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Grandparents
Fridlin Mangoldt
1610–
Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland
Maria Deisler
1615–
Schupfart, Aargau, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Anna Wagnerin
1579–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Wagner
1555–1616

Jacob Hersperger's Descendants

1.
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Jacob ((Jakob)) Hersperger (30 Jun 1672–17 May 1739) m. Katharina Rickenbach (March 22, 1674–13 Jan 1742)
  1. 1. Jacob Hershberger 1695–1762
    1. 1. Catherina Hershberger 1743–
      1. 1. Elisabeth Newman 1763–1813 m. George (Washington) Roush 1760–1856
        1. 1. Abraham Roush 1799–1868 m. Jane McKnight 1802–1886
      2. 2. Anna (Maria) Springer 1776–1860
      3. 3. Daniel Risher 1794–1883
      4. 4. Michael Risher 1755–1830
    2. 2. Ann Huber 1735–1822
    3. 3. John Hershberger –1765
    4. 4. Isaac Hershberger –1793
    5. 5. Abraham Hershberger –1828
    6. 6. Joseph Hershberger –1770

Jacob Hersperger's Timeline

2 Records

1672
30 Jun 1672
Birth of Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger in Sissach, Basel, Switzerland
Sissach, Basel, Switzerland
1739
17 May 1739
Age 67
Death of Jacob (Jakob) Hersperger in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1672
    Event Place: Sissach, Basel, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Rumph and Frederick families, genealogical and biographical

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1739
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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