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Jacob Benjamin Klepper 1741–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1741

Birth Location: Prussia, Germany

Death Date: 11 AUG 1828

Death Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Johann Klepper

Mother: Christine Halfman

Spouse(s): Rebecca ???Klepper

Children(s): Peter Clepper

Jacob Benjamin Klepper was born in 1741 in Prussia, Germany, the child of Johann Balthasar Klepper And Christine Halfman. Jacob Benjamin Klepper married Rebecca A Klepper, and had children including Peter Henry Clepper. Jacob Benjamin Klepper passed away in 1828 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Benjamin Klepper was born in 1741 in Prussia, Germany, the child of Johann Balthasar Klepper And Christine Halfman.
  • Jacob Benjamin Klepper married Rebecca A Klepper, and had children including Peter Henry Clepper.
  • Jacob Benjamin Klepper passed away in 1828 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Klepper
1716–1828
Birth Location: Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
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Christine Halfman
1715–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca ???Klepper
1743–1830
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Peter Clepper
1792–1876
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Klepper's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Klepper
1741–1828
Birth Place: Prussia, Germany
Parents
Johann Balthasar Klepper
1716–1828
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Christine Halfman
1715–
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Nicolas) KLEPPER
1693–1723
Pfungstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse, Germany
Anton Halfman
1806–
Prussia
Margaret Schmidt
1805–
Rhine, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Klepper's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Benjamin) Klepper (14 Apr 1741–11 AUG 1828) m. Rebecca (A) ???Klepper (20 Aug 1743–20 Aug 1830)
  1. 1. Peter (Henry) Clepper 1792–1876 m. Mary (Polly Pilant) (Klepper) 1814–1907
    1. 1. Martha (Ellen Fay 'Mattie') Klepper 1849–1905 m. Thomas (Sullivan) Bloomer 1850–1899
      1. 1. Ivra (Pearl) Carpenter 1880–1956 m. John (Thomas) Fagan 1867–1962
        1. 1. Mary Fagan 1923–2018 m. George (Edward) Wilson 1938–1996
      2. 2. James (E) Bloomer 1877–
      3. 3. Clyde Bloomer 1886–
      4. 4. Clinton Bloomer 1883–
      5. 5. John Bloomer 1888–

Jacob Klepper's Timeline

8 Records

1741
14 Apr 1741
Birth of Jacob Benjamin Klepper in Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany
Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany
1741
14 Apr 1741
Birth of Jacob Benjamin Klepper in Prussia, Germany
Prussia, Germany
1759
1759
Age 18
Jacob Benjamin Klepper was married in Germany
Germany
1762
1762
Age 21
Jacob Benjamin Klepper was married in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1787
12 Jun 1787
Age 46
Jacob Benjamin Klepper was married in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1789
1789
Age 48
Jacob Benjamin Klepper was married in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1828
11 Aug 1828
Age 87
Death of Jacob Benjamin Klepper in Washington, Tennessee, United States
Washington, Tennessee, United States
1828
11 AUG 1828
Age 87
Death of Jacob Benjamin Klepper in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Klitten, Rothenburg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Prussia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1828
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1828
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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