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Jacob Jensen Schmidt 1495 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1495

Birth Location: Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark

Death Date: ABT 1560

Death Location: Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark

Father: Jens Schmidt

Mother: Wibecke None

Spouse(s): Margrethe Ditmersen

Children(s): Hans Schmidt

The story of Jacob Jensen Schmidt began in 1495 in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark. Jacob Jensen Schmidt married Margrethe Ditmersen, and had children including Hans Jacobsen Schmidt. Jacob Jensen Schmidt passed away in 1560 in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Jensen Schmidt began in 1495 in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark.
  • Jacob Jensen Schmidt married Margrethe Ditmersen, and had children including Hans Jacobsen Schmidt.
  • Jacob Jensen Schmidt passed away in 1560 in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jens Schmidt
1440 – 1518
Birth Location: Flensborg, Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wibecke None
1470 –
Birth Location: Erfde, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Margrethe Ditmersen
1500 – 1550
Birth Location: Tønder, Højer og Lø, Tønder.
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Children(s)

Hans Schmidt
1520 – 1569
Birth Location: Tønder, Højer og Lø, Tønder.
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Jacob Schmidt's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Schmidt
1495 – 1560
Birth Place: Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
Parents
Jens Hansen Schmidt
1440 – 1518
Flensborg, Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Wibecke
1470 –
Erfde, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Schmidt's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Jensen) Schmidt (ABT 1495 – ABT 1560) m. Margrethe Ditmersen (Abt. 1500 – 1550)
  1. 1. Hans (Jacobsen) Schmidt (Abt 1520 – 2 Oct 1569) m. Anna (Anneka) Rickertsen (ABT 1540 – 27 OCT 1590)
    1. 1. Agnes Schmidt (29 Okt 1551 – 1600) m. Petrus (Nicolaus) Schneider (1550 – 04 Jul 1638)
      1. 1. Anna (Christinae) Schneider (1 Nov 1570 – 16 Jun 1633) m. Lorenz Hoffmann (9 Dez 1570 – 14 Mar 1618)
        1. 1. Casper Hoffman (1597 – 06 Jul 1640) m. Margaretä (Maria) Nobel (1598 – 1679-07-02)

Jacob Schmidt's Timeline

4 Records

1495
ABT 1495
Birth of Jacob Jensen Schmidt in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Jacob Jensen Schmidt in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
1560
ABT 1560
Age 65
Death of Jacob Jensen Schmidt in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
1609
1609
Age 114
Death of Jacob Jensen Schmidt in Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1495
    Event Place: Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1560
    Event Place: Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark
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