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Jacob Berkey Saylor 1766–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1766

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 30 December 1830

Death Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Catherine Berkey

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In 1766, Jacob Berkey Saylor entered the world in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to John Saylor Seiler Sr And Catherine Berkey. Jacob Berkey Saylor passed away in 1830 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1766, Jacob Berkey Saylor entered the world in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to John Saylor Seiler Sr And Catherine Berkey.
  • Jacob Berkey Saylor passed away in 1830 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Saylor's Ancestors

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Jacob Saylor
1766–1830
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John Saylor Seiler Sr
1740–1822
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Berkey
1740–1809
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Seiler
1715–1793
Kaiserslautern, Stadtkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Magdalena Stald
1718–1784
Rheinland-Pfalz, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
William Staldstaldin
1700–1734
Maria Leister
1693–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Leister
1664–1750
Maria Schäfer
1654–1734

Jacob Saylor's Timeline

2 Records

1766
2 October 1766
Birth of Jacob Berkey Saylor in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1830
30 December 1830
Age 64
Death of Jacob Berkey Saylor in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1766
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1830
    Event Place: Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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