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Jacob Joseph Ritter 1854–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1854

Birth Location: Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 1940

Death Location: Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johann Ritter

Mother: Philapina Kiefer

Spouse(s): Catherine Zarr

Children(s): Frank Ritter, Jacob Ritter

Jacob Joseph Ritter was born in 1854 in Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johann Jacob Ritter And Philapina Kiefer. In 1870, Jacob Joseph Ritter resided in Archbald Blakely, Archbald, Luzerne, Pennsylvania,. In 1900, Jacob Joseph Ritter resided in Scranton Ward 19, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob Joseph Ritter married Catherine Elizabeth Zarr, and had children including Frank Joseph Ritter, Jacob Joseph Ritter. Jacob Joseph Ritter passed away in 1940 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Joseph Ritter was born in 1854 in Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johann Jacob Ritter And Philapina Kiefer.
  • In 1870, Jacob Joseph Ritter resided in Archbald Blakely, Archbald, Luzerne, Pennsylvania,.
  • In 1900, Jacob Joseph Ritter resided in Scranton Ward 19, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jacob Joseph Ritter married Catherine Elizabeth Zarr, and had children including Frank Joseph Ritter, Jacob Joseph Ritter.
  • Jacob Joseph Ritter passed away in 1940 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Ritter's Ancestors

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Jacob Ritter
1854–1940
Birth Place: Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johann Jacob Ritter
1822–1911
Nohfelden, Saarland, Deutschland
Philapina Kiefer
1824–1905
Oldenburg, Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Grandparents
Johann Ritter
1780–
Germany
Gertrud Tampier
1780–
Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Ritter's Descendants

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Jacob (Joseph) Ritter (29 Aug 1854–21 Aug 1940) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Zarr (19 Jan 1856–23 Jul 1922)
  1. 1. Frank (Joseph) Ritter 1891–1954 m. Bertha (Emilie) Metz 1885–1984
    1. 1. Grace (Ruth Ritter 100%) German 1919–1986 m. John (Joseph Albert Sr, 50% Irish, 48% German, 1% French, 1%) Swiss 1920–1989
      1. 1. John (Joseph Francis Albert Jr. 75% German, 25%) Irish 1942–2021 m. Ann (Marie Veronica Christiano 100%) Italian 1942–2022
    2. 2. Manus (Eugene) Ritter 1921–2020 m. Theresa (Antoinette) Chechio 1923–2011
    3. 3. Francis (R) Ritter 1917–2013 m. Vera (Loretta) Elliott 1906–2002
  2. 2. Jacob (Joseph) Ritter 1883–1962 m. Regina (C.) Ritter 1890–1961
    1. 1. Gerard (Harold) Ritter 1921–2006 m. Alice (Catherine) Kreinberg 1927–2020
    2. 2. Alberta Ritter 1916–2012
    3. 3. Robert (Francis) Ritter 1924–1944
    4. 4. Regina (G.) Ritter 1914–1998
    5. 5. Joseph (George) Ritter 1919–2014
    6. 6. Margaret (C) Donovan 1927–2014 m. Robert (G) Donovan 1924–1999

Jacob Ritter's Timeline

6 Records

1854
29 Aug 1854
Birth of Jacob Joseph Ritter in Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Jacob Joseph Ritter resided here in Archbald Blakely, Archbald, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Archbald Blakely, Archbald, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Jacob Joseph Ritter resided here in Scranton Ward 19, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Scranton Ward 19, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 81
Jacob Joseph Ritter resided here in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 86
Jacob Joseph Ritter resided here in , Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
21 Aug 1940
Age 86
Death of Jacob Joseph Ritter in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Archbald Blakely, Archbald, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Scranton Ward 19, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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