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Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. 1825–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1825

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1914

Death Location: Polk, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Abraham Sechler

Mother: Elizabeth Baer

Spouse(s): Mary Shaner

Children(s): Susannah Sechler, Ida Sechler, Rosanna Sechler, Jacob Jr., Abraham Sechler, Mary Sechler, Franklin Sechler

In 1825, Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. entered the world in Pennsylvania, USA, born to Abraham B Sechler And Elizabeth A Baer. Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. married Mary Shaner, and had children including Abraham Sechler, Franklin Moyer Sechler, Ida Jane Sechler, Jacob Filmore Sechler Jr, Mary Emily Sechler, Rosanna Catherine Sechler, Susannah Elizabeth Sechler. Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. passed away in 1914 in Polk, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. entered the world in Pennsylvania, USA, born to Abraham B Sechler And Elizabeth A Baer.
  • Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. married Mary Shaner, and had children including Abraham Sechler, Franklin Moyer Sechler, Ida Jane Sechler, Jacob Filmore Sechler Jr, Mary Emily Sechler, Rosanna Catherine Sechler, Susannah Elizabeth Sechler.
  • Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. passed away in 1914 in Polk, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Sr.'s Ancestors

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Jacob Sr.
1825–1914
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Abraham B. Sechler
1793–1872
Upper Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (A.) Baer
1798–1860
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Sechler
1768–1845
Upper Hanover Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Catherine (Clemens) Ziegler
1769–1852
Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Sechler
1729–1783
Barbara Moll
1744–1780
Michael Ziegler
1727–1822
Anna Clemens
1729–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Sechler
1701–1761
Anna Maurer
1707–1777

Jacob Sr.'s Descendants

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Jacob (Filmore Sechler) Sr. (23 Oct 1825–24 Mar 1914) m. Mary Shaner (3 Jan 1828–18 Apr 1911)
  1. 1. Susannah (Elizabeth) Sechler 1854–1908 m. Sidney (Ziegler) Doutt 1852–1943
    1. 1. Harry Doutt 1875–1961 m. Minnie (Lee) Hall 1879–1943 m. Mable (Klingensmith) Dingman 1887–1967
      1. 1. Cora (Estella) Doutt 1904–1973 m. James (Seldon) Jolley 1899–1951
        1. 1. Fred (Earl Jolley) Sr. 1922–1993 m. Geraldine Davis 1924–2017
        2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Jolley 1924–1998 m. Vernon (Charles) Cratty 1922–2017
        3. 3. Robert (James) Jolley 1927–2016
      2. 2. Ralph (Eugene) Doutt 1900–1996 m. Hilda (Virginia) Dunlap 1898–1993
        1. 1. Harry (Russell Doutt) Sr. 1923–1995 m. Doris (Marie) Walters 1924–2017
      3. 3. Fred (Jennings) Doutt 1902–1993 m. Mary (Ann) Gabbert 1905–1997
        1. 1. Phyllis (Margaret) Doutt 1923–1924
        2. 2. Norma (Jean Doutt) Patterson 1925–2006
      4. 4. Robert (James Sidney) Doutt 1907–1993 m. Eula (Grace) Reichart 1901–1985
        1. 1. Gwendolyn Doutt –2012
    2. 2. Rose (Grace Doutt) Martin 1883–1969
    3. 3. Walter (Lowery) Doutt 1886–1957
    4. 4. Sylvia (Mae) Doutt 1893–1911
    5. 5. Lottie (Vera Doutt) Heber 1897–1995
    6. 6. Elsie (Evelyn) Doutt 1888–1891
    7. 7. Sydney (Braden) Doutt 1891–1909
    8. 8. Susan (Blanche Doutt) Boyd 1877–1966
    9. 9. Mary (Alice) Doutt 1873–1877
    10. 10. John (Dickson) Doutt 1881–1909
    11. 11. Ida (Agnes Doutt) Beal 1879–1960
  2. 2. Ida (Jane) Sechler 1861–1950
  3. 3. Rosanna (Catherine) Sechler 1863–1898
  4. 4. Jacob (Filmore Sechler) Jr. 1868–1954
  5. 5. Abraham Sechler 1852–1935
  6. 6. Mary (Emily) Sechler 1859–1862
  7. 7. Franklin (Moyer) Sechler 1857–1859

Jacob Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1825
23 Oct 1825
Birth of Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1914
24 Mar 1914
Age 89
Death of Jacob Filmore Sechler Sr. in Sandy Lake, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sandy Lake, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1825
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 024051-027580
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Sandy Lake, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 024051-027580
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Polk, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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