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Jacob Ott Jr. 1725–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 AUG 1725

Birth Location: Switzerland

Death Date: 1 JUN 1840

Death Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Ott

Mother: Gertrude Schmitzer

Spouse(s): Margaret Fichtner

Children(s): Johan Ott

In 1725, Jacob Ott Jr. entered the world in Switzerland, born to Jacob Ott And Gertrude Schmitzer. Jacob Ott Jr. married Margaret Fichtner, and had children including Johan Ott. Jacob Ott Jr. passed away in 1840 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1725, Jacob Ott Jr. entered the world in Switzerland, born to Jacob Ott And Gertrude Schmitzer.
  • Jacob Ott Jr. married Margaret Fichtner, and had children including Johan Ott.
  • Jacob Ott Jr. passed away in 1840 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Ott
1698–1770
Birth Location: Guttannen, Bern, Switzerland
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Gertrude Schmitzer
1700–
Birth Location: Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Fichtner
1734–1830
Birth Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Johan Ott
1755–1820
Birth Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
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Jacob Jr.'s Ancestors

Self
Jacob Jr.
1725–1840
Birth Place: Switzerland
Parents
Jacob Ott
1698–1770
Guttannen, Bern, Switzerland
Gertrude Schmitzer
1700–
Switzerland
Grandparents
Hans (Rudolf) Ott
1669–1725
Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland
Anna Imdorff
1666–1737
Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Ott
1622–1688
Elsbeth Trachsler
1631–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Felix Ott
1593–1629
Barbara Laubi
1594–

Jacob Jr.'s Descendants

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Jacob (Ott) Jr. (14 AUG 1725–1 JUN 1840) m. Margaret Fichtner (1734–1830)
  1. 1. Johan Ott 1755–1820 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hinkle 1759–1816
    1. 1. William (David) Ott 1781–1864
      1. 1. Elias (V.) Ott 1828–1864 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Cherry 1828–1887
        1. 1. Addison (Asbury) Ott 1848–1913 m. Margaret (Lucy) Felkel 1853–1934

Jacob Jr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1725
14 AUG 1725
Birth of Jacob Ott Jr. in Switzerland
Switzerland
1840
1 JUN 1840
Age 115
Death of Jacob Ott Jr. in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1725
    Event Place: Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, Subscribers Family Tree, Beth Guess
    [2] Ancestry.com, Subscribers Family Tree, Bosher-Smith Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1840
    Event Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, Subscribers Family Tree, Beth Guess
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