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Jacob Samuel Meyers 1785–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1785

Birth Location: Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 8 October 1852

Death Location: Warwick, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

Father: Johann Meyer

Mother: ANNA KNAUSS

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Miller

Children(s): Esther Meyers

The story of Jacob Samuel Meyers began in 1785 in Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. Jacob Samuel Meyers married Elizabeth Catherine Miller, and had children including Esther Meyers. Jacob Samuel Meyers passed away in 1852 in Warwick, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Samuel Meyers began in 1785 in Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jacob Samuel Meyers married Elizabeth Catherine Miller, and had children including Esther Meyers.
  • Jacob Samuel Meyers passed away in 1852 in Warwick, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Meyer
1740–1791
Birth Location: Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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ANNA KNAUSS
1747–1828
Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Miller
1787–1853
Birth Location: Oley Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Esther Meyers
1812–1890
Birth Location: Berks Co, PA
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Jacob Meyers's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Meyers
1785–1852
Birth Place: Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johann Tobias Meyer
1740–1791
Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
ANNA (MARIA 'MARGARET') KNAUSS
1747–1828
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johannes ("John") Meyer
1715–1792
Durkheim, Palatinate, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
Maria (Margaretha Boeckel \ Beckels) 6GG
1714–1791
Kallstadt, Bayern, Germany
Sebastian (Heinrich) Knauss
1714–1777
Dudelsheim, Oberhessen, Germany
Anna (Catherine) Transeau
1722–1799
Der, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Anna Gostenberger
1673–1752
Johann *
1685–1746
Anna *
1687–1740
Abraham Trentsols
1695–1768
Elizabeth Muschler
1702–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schindler
1689–1790
Anna Will
1683–1727

Jacob Meyers's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Samuel) Meyers (October 1785–8 October 1852) m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Miller (2 August 1787–25 Oct 1853)
  1. 1. Esther Meyers 1812–1890 m. Joseph Born 1810–1865
    1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Born 1835–1917 m. Emanuel Hissong 1827–1895
      1. 1. Sylvester (Wesley) Hissony 1868–1937 m. Estella (Mae) Borton 1872–1953
        1. 1. Josephine (Helen) Hissong 1906–1994 m. Roy (Joseph) DeGroft 1897–1958

Jacob Meyers's Timeline

2 Records

1785
October 1785
Birth of Jacob Samuel Meyers in Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1852
8 October 1852
Age 67
Death of Jacob Samuel Meyers in Warwick, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Warwick, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1785
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1852
    Event Place: Warwick, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
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