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Jacob Kurtz 1753–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1753

Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 20 Jan 1816

Death Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johannes Kurtz

Mother: Elizabeth Rickenbach

Spouse(s): Barbara Ritter

Children(s): Christian Kurtz, Jacob Kurtz

The story of Jacob Kurtz began in 1753 in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. Jacob Kurtz married Barbara Ritter, and had children including Christian Kurtz, Jacob Kurtz. Jacob Kurtz passed away in 1816 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Kurtz began in 1753 in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jacob Kurtz married Barbara Ritter, and had children including Christian Kurtz, Jacob Kurtz.
  • Jacob Kurtz passed away in 1816 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Kurtz
1722–1796
Birth Location: Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
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Elizabeth Rickenbach
1724–1796
Birth Location: Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Ritter
1773–1840
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Christian Kurtz
1789–1860
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacob Kurtz
1782–1853
Birth Location: Morgantown, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacob Kurtz's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Kurtz
1753–1816
Birth Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johannes Hannsli Kurtz
1722–1796
Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
Elizabeth Rickenbach
1724–1796
Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland
Grandparents
Stephen Kurtz
1689–1749
Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
Magdalena Burcki
1694–1754
Salles, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Great-Grandparents
Adam Kurtz
1645–1754
Margreth Schenck
1631–
Isaac Burcki
1665–
Burcki
1665–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Kurtz's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Kurtz (08 Mar 1753–20 Jan 1816) m. Barbara Ritter (5 February 1773–9 January 1840)
  1. 1. Christian Kurtz 1789–1860 m. Catherine King 1798–1869
    1. 1. Mary Hartman 1827–1914 m. Isaac Mast 1823–1907
      1. 1. Benuel Mast 1847–1931 m. Sarah STOLTZFUS 1846–1878 m. Rachel Spotts 1864–
        1. 1. Salome (S) Mast 1871–1940
        2. 2. Isaac (Stoltzfus) Mast 1874–1955
        3. 3. Emanuel MAST 1872–1944 m. Anna (B "Annie") BLANK 1869–1949
      2. 2. Emma (C) Mast 1852–1933
  2. 2. Jacob Kurtz 1782–1853

Jacob Kurtz's Timeline

2 Records

1753
08 Mar 1753
Birth of Jacob Kurtz in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1816
20 Jan 1816
Age 63
Death of Jacob Kurtz in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1753
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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