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Jacob Showalter 1702–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1702

Birth Location: Switzerland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1773

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

Father: Jakob Schowalder

Mother: Margarethe Lütwyler

Spouse(s): MARIAH Sauter

Children(s): Daniel Showalter, Barbara Showalter

In 1702, Jacob Showalter entered the world in Switzerland, born to Jakob Widmer Schowalder And Margarethe Katharina Lutwyler. Jacob Showalter married Mariah Maria Martha Elizabeth Saunders Sauter, and had children including Barbara Showalter, Daniel Showalter. Jacob Showalter passed away in 1773 in Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1702, Jacob Showalter entered the world in Switzerland, born to Jakob Widmer Schowalder And Margarethe Katharina Lutwyler.
  • Jacob Showalter married Mariah Maria Martha Elizabeth Saunders Sauter, and had children including Barbara Showalter, Daniel Showalter.
  • Jacob Showalter passed away in 1773 in Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Showalter's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Showalter
1702–1773
Birth Place: Switzerland
Parents
Jakob Widmer Schowalder
1648–1731
Strengelbach, Berne, Switzerland
Margarethe (Katharina) Lütwyler
1680–1727
Reinach, Aargau, Switzerland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Showalter's Descendants

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Jacob Showalter (1702–27 Apr 1773) m. MARIAH (MARIA Martha Elizabeth Saunders) Sauter (1706–7 March 1776)
  1. 1. Daniel Showalter 1738–1822 m. Margaret Saunders 1745–1816 m. Elizabeth Pennypacker 1769–1818
    1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Showalter 1775–1837 m. Jacob Swank 1760–1837
      1. 1. Margaret ("Polly" Swank) Heatwole 1790–1870 m. Gabriel ((Weyland)) Heatwole 1789–1875
        1. 1. Joseph (Heatwole) Sr 1818–1886 m. Maria (Mary) Rhodes 1819–1852 m. Lyda Heatwole 1822–
        2. 2. Jacob (S) Heatwole 1824–1870 m. Rebecca (Funk) Frank 1828–1908
        3. 3. David (G.) Heatwole 1812–1857 m. Mary (Ann) McMullen 1832–1920 m. Frances Rhodes 1815–1850
        4. 4. John (Good Swank) Heatwole 1816–1869
  2. 2. Barbara Showalter 1733–1824 m. Henry Funk 1730–1793
    1. 1. Christian (Showalter) Funk 1773–1853 m. Susannah (Clymer) Geil 1773–1859
      1. 1. Susanna (Geil) Funk 1787–1864 m. Joseph Frank 1788–1862
        1. 1. Rebecca (Funk) Frank 1828–1908 m. Jacob (S) Heatwole 1824–1870

Jacob Showalter's Timeline

4 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Jacob Showalter in Strengelbach, Bezirk Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland
Strengelbach, Bezirk Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland
1702
1702
Birth of Jacob Showalter in Switzerland
Switzerland
1773
28 Apr 1773
Age 71
Death of Jacob Showalter in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1773
27 Apr 1773
Age 71
Death of Jacob Showalter in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Strengelbach, Bezirk Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1773
    Event Place: Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1773
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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