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Jacob Hess 1778–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1778

Birth Location: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 14 Sep 1855

Death Location: Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Sr

Mother: Susan Keller

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The story of Jacob Hess began in 1778 in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. Jacob Hess passed away in 1855 in Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Hess began in 1778 in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jacob Hess passed away in 1855 in Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Hess's Ancestors

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Jacob Hess
1778–1855
Birth Place: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Hess Sr
1751–1819
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Susan (Elizabeth) Keller
1757–1805
Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Hans Conrad) Hess
1714–1796
mutterstadt, ludwigschafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria) Best
1722–1785
williams township, northhampton, Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremias Hess
1675–1739
Anna Heim
1687–1743
Maria HELLER
1691–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hess
1657–1744
Anna Reiman
1661–1769
Johan\Jacobus Himes
1650–1724
Anna Volker
1652–1730
Hans Heller
1663–1731
Anna Heller
1659–1732

Jacob Hess's Timeline

3 Records

1775
10 Mar 1775
Birth of Jacob Hess in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
1778
10 March 1778
Birth of Jacob Hess in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
1855
14 Sep 1855
Age 77
Death of Jacob Hess in Wapwallopen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Wapwallopen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1775
    Event Place: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1778
    Event Place: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Wapwallopen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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