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Jacob Shank 1770–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1770

Birth Location: Lancaster Co., PA

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Pensville Baptist Cem., Fayette Co., PA

Father: John Schenk

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Children(s): Henry Shank

Jacob Shank was born in 1770 in Lancaster Co., PA, the child of John Johannes Schenk And Mary. Jacob Shank married Anna Stauffer, and had children including Henry Shank. Jacob Shank passed away in 1845 in Pensville Baptist Cem., Fayette Co., PA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Shank was born in 1770 in Lancaster Co., PA, the child of John Johannes Schenk And Mary.
  • Jacob Shank married Anna Stauffer, and had children including Henry Shank.
  • Jacob Shank passed away in 1845 in Pensville Baptist Cem., Fayette Co., PA.

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Jacob Shank's Ancestors

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Jacob Shank
1770–1845
Birth Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Parents
John Johannes Schenk
1748–1804
Lancaster Co., PA
Grandparents
Jacob Schenk
1715–1759
Lancaster Co., PA
Great-Grandparents
Michael \
1692–1759
Mary Yeeny
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Shank\Schenk
1665–1724
Barbara (Brackbill)
1667–1714

Jacob Shank's Descendants

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Jacob Shank (ABT 1770–1845)
  1. 1. Henry Shank 1807–1889
    1. 1. Robert (Fleming) Shank 1830–

Jacob Shank's Timeline

2 Records

1770
ABT 1770
Birth of Jacob Shank in Lancaster Co., PA
Lancaster Co., PA
1845
1845
Age 75
Death of Jacob Shank in Fayette Co., PA
Fayette Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1770
    Event Place: Lancaster Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Fayette Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pensville Baptist Cem., Fayette Co., PA

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