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Jacob Shank 1696–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Hessen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 1736

Death Location: Germantown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Christian Schenk

Mother: Barbara Brackbill

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Jacob Shank was born in 1696 in Hessen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, the child of Christian Schenk And Barbara Brackbill. Jacob Shank passed away in 1736 in Germantown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Shank was born in 1696 in Hessen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, the child of Christian Schenk And Barbara Brackbill.
  • Jacob Shank passed away in 1736 in Germantown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Jacob Shank's Ancestors

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Jacob Shank
1696–1736
Birth Place: Hessen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Parents
Christian Schenk
1662–1724
Hinton, Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
Barbara Brackbill
1674–1714
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Michael Schenk
1633–1707
Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
Anna Stauffer
1643–1707
Rothenback, Canton of, Bern, Switzerland
Benedict Brechbill
1643–1691
Baden, Canton, Aargau, Switzerland
Anna Mueller
1640–1720
Emme River Valley, Berne Canton, Switzerland
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Jacob Shank's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Jacob Shank in Hessen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Hessen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
1736
1736
Age 40
Death of Jacob Shank in Germantown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Germantown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Hessen, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Germantown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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