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Jacob Metz 1774 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1774

Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 6 Jul 1862

Death Location: Metz, Marion, West Virginia, United States

Father: Leonhart Metz

Mother: Margretha Shalley

Spouse(s): Catherine Michael

Children(s): Samuel Metz

The story of Jacob Metz began in 1774 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Jacob Metz married Catherine Ada Michael, and had children including Samuel Leonard Metz. Jacob Metz passed away in 1862 in Metz, Marion, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Metz began in 1774 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jacob Metz married Catherine Ada Michael, and had children including Samuel Leonard Metz.
  • Jacob Metz passed away in 1862 in Metz, Marion, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonhart Metz
1757 – 1865
Birth Location: Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial Era
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Margretha Shalley
1765 – 1850
Birth Location: Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Michael
1789 – 1870
Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Samuel Metz
1808 – 1865
Birth Location: Metz Marion, Smyth, Virginia, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
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Jacob Metz's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Metz
1774 – 1862
Birth Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Leonhart "Leonard" Metz
1757 – 1865
Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial Era
Margretha (Ann) Shalley
1765 – 1850
Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony
Grandparents
(Johann) (Jacob) Metz
1727 – 1820
Metz, Bayern, Germany
Elizabeth (Catherine) Hackman
1722 – 1816
Mörzheim, Stadt Landau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Johann (Adam) Shalley
1720 – 1803
Marienthal, Rockenhausen, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Maria (Elizabeth) Brechbeil
1749 – 1804
Lebanon (then Lancaster) Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Metz's Descendants

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Jacob Metz (1 Aug 1774 – 6 Jul 1862) m. Catherine (Ada) Michael (1789 – 1870)
  1. 1. Samuel (Leonard) Metz (25 Dec 1808 – 15 Nov 1865) m. Sarah (Sally) Fletcher (4 Sep 1809 1807 – 15 Sep 1878)
    1. 1. Peter (Sr) Metz (26 Jan 1830 – 16 March 1912) m. Margaret (Ann "Peggy") Campbell (18 Mar 1837 – 13 May 1909)
      1. 1. SARAH (ELLEN) Metz (07 APR 1857 – 03 MAY 1934) m. Benjamin (A) Johnson (12 Mar.1855 – )
        1. 1. ELZA (LOURANSY) Johnson (1 Jun 1886 – 13 Feb 1930) m. Clara (E) Wyer (22 Mar.1898 – 21 Jan 1927)

Jacob Metz's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1 Aug 1774
Birth of Jacob Metz in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1862
6 Jul 1862
Age 88
Death of Jacob Metz in Metz, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Metz, Marion, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Metz, Marion, West Virginia, United States
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