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Jacob Adam Ritter 1750–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1750

Birth Location: Saxony, Germany

Death Date: 11 June 1806

Death Location: Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Adam Ritter

Mother: Hannah Moore

Spouse(s): Julianna Ritter, Anna Ritter

Children(s): Jacob Ritter, Adam Ritter, Stephen Sr, Johannnes Ritter, Daniel Ritter, Magdalena Ritter, Sarah Baughman, Susanna Moyer, Salome Ritter

Jacob Adam Ritter was born in 1750 in Saxony, Germany, the child of Adam Ritter And Hannah Moore. Jacob Adam Ritter married Anna Maria Ritter, Julianna Ritter, and had children including Adam Ritter, Daniel Ritter, Jacob Ritter, Johannnes John Ritter, Magdalena Ritter, Salome Ritter, Sarah Sally Ritter Baughman, Stephen A Ritter Sr, Susanna Ritter Moyer. Jacob Adam Ritter passed away in 1806 in Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Adam Ritter was born in 1750 in Saxony, Germany, the child of Adam Ritter And Hannah Moore.
  • Jacob Adam Ritter married Anna Maria Ritter, Julianna Ritter, and had children including Adam Ritter, Daniel Ritter, Jacob Ritter, Johannnes John Ritter, Magdalena Ritter, Salome Ritter, Sarah Sally Ritter Baughman, Stephen A Ritter Sr, Susanna Ritter Moyer.
  • Jacob Adam Ritter passed away in 1806 in Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Jacob Ritter's Ancestors

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Jacob Ritter
1750–1806
Birth Place: Saxony, Germany
Parents
Adam Ritter
1728–1807
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Hannah Moore
1730–1834
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Ritter's Descendants

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Jacob (Adam) Ritter (4 May 1750–11 June 1806) m. Julianna Ritter (26 March 1756–9 April 1830) m. Anna (Maria) Ritter (26 March 1756–9 April 1830)
  1. 1. Jacob Ritter 1796–1870 m. Sarah Grove 1800–1880
    1. 1. John (G.) Ritter 1831–1900 m. Anna (Bishop) Ritter 1829–1881
      1. 1. Jennetta (A Ritter) Eyer 1853–1934 m. John (R. Oyer) (Eyer) 1852–1922
        1. 1. John Eyer 1876–1957 m. Belle (F) Eyer 1878–1933
        2. 2. James (K) Eyer 1883– m. Clara Eyer 1891–
        3. 3. Bessie Eyer 1892–1971 m. William (Paul) Byers 1890–1949
        4. 4. Charles (Albert) Eyer 1895–1955
        5. 5. Nellie (Viola) Bittinger 1871–1945
        6. 6. Harry (Brown) Eyer 1874–1962 m. Alice (E) Eyer 1871–1941
        7. 7. Bertha (G.) Eyer 1878–1917
      2. 2. Emma (R.) Ritter 1862–1886
      3. 3. Laura Ritter 1873–1954
      4. 4. Minnie (D.) Ritter 1866–1896
      5. 5. William (Henry) Ritter 1855–1930
      6. 6. Jennetta ("Alice" (twin) Ritter) Eyer 1853–1934
      7. 7. Kate Ritter 1853–1932
      8. 8. William Ritter 1856–
      9. 9. Isabel Ritter 1848–1928
      10. 10. Charles Ritter 1858–
      11. 11. Franklin Ritter 1859–1934
    2. 2. Samuel Ritter 1820–1888
    3. 3. Elizabeth Ritter 1823–1891
    4. 4. Catherine (F) Ritter 1826–1890
    5. 5. Ann (R) Ritter 1838–
    6. 6. Athalinda Ritter 1838–1921
    7. 7. James (W) Ritter 1842–1921
  2. 2. Adam Ritter 1787–1860
  3. 3. Stephen (A. Ritter) Sr 1790–1867 m. Mary (Polly) Ritter 1790–1870
    1. 1. Adam Ritter 1812–1866
    2. 2. Lydia (Ritter ,) Trenary 1814–1892
    3. 3. John (W) Ritter 1817–1891
    4. 4. Lucinda ('Lucy' M Ritter ,) Gochanour 1823–1895
    5. 5. Jacob Ritter 1824–1878
  4. 4. Johannnes ((John)) Ritter 1768–1828
  5. 5. Daniel Ritter 1795–1876
  6. 6. Magdalena Ritter 1799–
  7. 7. Sarah ("Sally" Ritter ,) Baughman 1799–1870
  8. 8. Susanna (Ritter ,) Moyer 1800–1862
  9. 9. Salome Ritter 1801–1874

Jacob Ritter's Timeline

2 Records

1750
4 May 1750
Birth of Jacob Adam Ritter in Saxony, Germany
Saxony, Germany
1806
11 June 1806
Age 56
Death of Jacob Adam Ritter in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1750
    Event Place: Saxony, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1806
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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