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Jacob Messer 1777–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Sarah Long

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Jacob Messer was born in 1777 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Franklin Messer Sr And Sarah Long. Jacob Messer passed away in 1875 in Carter County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Messer was born in 1777 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Franklin Messer Sr And Sarah Long.
  • Jacob Messer passed away in 1875 in Carter County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1735–1784
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Long
1730–1762
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co, MA
SL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Messer's Ancestors

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Jacob Messer
1777–1875
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James Franklin Messer Sr.
1735–1784
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Long
1730–1762
Newbury, Essex Co, MA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Jacob Messer in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1875
1875
Age 98
Death of Jacob Messer in Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Carter County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Carter County, Kentucky, USA
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