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Jacob Hess 1766–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1766

Birth Location: Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 October 1823

Death Location: Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Michael Hess

Mother: Gertrude Cortlandt

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Jacob Hess was born in 1766 in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael Hess And Gertrude Van Cortlandt. Jacob Hess passed away in 1823 in Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jacob Hess was born in 1766 in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael Hess And Gertrude Van Cortlandt.
  • Jacob Hess passed away in 1823 in Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Jacob Hess's Ancestors

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Jacob Hess
1766–1823
Birth Place: Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Michael Hess
1741–1808
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Gertrude (Van) Cortlandt
1744–1804
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Vancortlandt
1721–1786
Belleville, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
Hester Bayard
1730–
Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Stephanus Cortlandt
1685–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1766
16 November 1766
Birth of Jacob Hess in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
1823
7 October 1823
Age 57
Death of Jacob Hess in Barton, Ontario, Canada
Barton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1766
    Event Place: Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1823
    Event Place: Barton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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