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Jacob Dietrich Kent 1829–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1829

Birth Location: Chestnut Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 3 October 1908

Death Location: Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johannes Kintz

Mother: Sarah Weiss

Spouse(s): Matilda Stier

Children(s): Mary Kent**

Jacob Dietrich Kent was born in 1829 in Chestnut Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Johannes John Kintz And Sarah Sally Ann Weiss. Jacob Dietrich Kent married Matilda Stier, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Kent. Jacob Dietrich Kent passed away in 1908 in Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Dietrich Kent was born in 1829 in Chestnut Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Johannes John Kintz And Sarah Sally Ann Weiss.
  • Jacob Dietrich Kent married Matilda Stier, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Kent.
  • Jacob Dietrich Kent passed away in 1908 in Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Kent's Ancestors

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Jacob Kent
1829–1908
Birth Place: Chestnut Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Johannes (John) Kintz
1799–1873
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sarah ((Sally) Ann) Weiss
1795–1868
Brodheadsville, Northampton Co. (Monroe Co.), Pa
Grandparents
Anthony Kintz
1749–1824
Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Elizabeth) Kintz
1755–1826
Hamilton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Heinrich ("Henry" Weiss) Sr
1752–1827
Chestnuthill Twp., Northampton, PA.
Margaretha Weiss
1760–1835
Wertheim, Hoxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Ann Sherrard
1737–1837
ANNA VANBUSKIRK
1726–1814
Ottilia Schaffer
1725–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georg Schaeffer
1700–1753
Scharlotta Brenner
1700–1747

Jacob Kent's Descendants

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Jacob (Dietrich) Kent (23 September 1829–3 October 1908) m. Matilda Stier (2 December 1832–1904)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Kent** 1872–1961 m. Robert (Eckler) Tarleton 1872–1925
    1. 1. Matilda (Kent (Tillie)) Tarleton 1897–1989 m. Byron (John) Barker 1887–1930 m. Louis Valandra 1898–1957
      1. 1. entertainer, (Robert William “Bob” Barker, 8th cousin 2Xremoved of Curtis) Ezell 1923–

Jacob Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1829
23 September 1829
Birth of Jacob Dietrich Kent in Chestnut Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Chestnut Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1908
3 October 1908
Age 79
Death of Jacob Dietrich Kent in Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1829
    Event Place: Chestnut Hill, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1908
    Event Place: Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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