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Jacob * Stover 1688–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1688

Birth Location: Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: 23 Mar 1741

Death Location: Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Father: Ulrich Stauffer

Mother: Barbara Mogert

Spouse(s): Sarah Boone

Children(s): Abraham Stover

Jacob * Stover was born in 1688 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Ulrich Stauffer And Barbara Mogert. Jacob * Stover married Sarah Mary Adeline Boone, and had children including Abraham Stover. Jacob * Stover passed away in 1741 in Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob * Stover was born in 1688 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Ulrich Stauffer And Barbara Mogert.
  • Jacob * Stover married Sarah Mary Adeline Boone, and had children including Abraham Stover.
  • Jacob * Stover passed away in 1741 in Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ulrich Stauffer
1629–1695
Birth Location: Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
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Barbara Mogert
1630–1675
Birth Location: Rothenbach, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Boone
1691–1743
Birth Location: Bradninch, Devonshire, England
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Children(s)

Abraham Stover
1720–1787
Birth Location: Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
AS

Jacob Stover's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Stover
1688–1741
Birth Place: Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Parents
Ulrich * Stauffer
1629–1695
Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
Barbara (*) Mogert
1630–1675
Rothenbach, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
Peter (*) Stauffer
1600–1670
Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
Verena (*) Moser
1602–1670
Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Wolfgang Stauffer
1560–1610
Elsi Burger
1560–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Stauffer
1534–1596
Adelheid Schnyder
1531–1581
Johannes Stauffer
1534–1596
Anni Hofstetter
1525–1590

Jacob Stover's Descendants

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Jacob (*) Stover (1 Mar 1688–23 Mar 1741) m. Sarah (Mary Adeline *) Boone (18 Feb 1691–20 Nov 1743)
  1. 1. Abraham (*) Stover 1720–1787
    1. 1. Jeremiah (Jacob *) Stover 1745–1807 m. Mary (C *) Jewell 1745–1808
      1. 1. Obediah (*) Stover 1765–1830 m. Caroline (*) Nunn 1775–1810
        1. 1. Jane (*) Stover 1802–1890 m. William (*) Brown 1799–1855
        2. 2. Obediah Stover 1804–1865
        3. 3. Elijah Stover 1796–1871 m. Delphia (Isabella) Logan 1800–1878
        4. 4. Elisha Stover 1794–1859
        5. 5. Josiah Stover 1806–1881 m. Charity Stover 1817–1890
        6. 6. Lorenzo (Dow) Stover 1809–1872
        7. 7. Easter Stover 1788– m. Mirrell Allen 1788–
        8. 8. Margaret Stover 1795–1871
        9. 9. Abraham Stover 1791–1863
      2. 2. Anna Stover 1772–1850 m. Aaron Roberts 1770–1834
        1. 1. Catherine Roberts 1812–1870
      3. 3. Jacob Stover 1774–1868
      4. 4. John Stover 1776–1864
      5. 5. Rachel Stover 1781–1861
      6. 6. Joseph Stover 1783–1875
      7. 7. Ruth Stover 1779–
      8. 8. Lydia Stover 1773–1866
      9. 9. Hezekiah Stover 1776–
      10. 10. Catherine Stover 1772–1859
      11. 11. Jeremiah Stover 1765–
    2. 2. Daniel Stover 1750–1822 m. Barbara Benedict 1760–1822
      1. 1. Daniel (Stover) Jr 1806–1846
      2. 2. John Stover 1789–1859
      3. 3. Catherine Stover 1792–1851
      4. 4. William Stover 1794–1869
      5. 5. Elizabeth Stover 1798–1864
      6. 6. Susanna (Elizabeth) Hess 1801–1855
      7. 7. Mary Bock 1803–1868
    3. 3. Henry Stover –1798
    4. 4. Jacob Stauffer 1787–1853 m. Sarah (Unknown) (Stauffer) 1792–1850
      1. 1. Samuel Stauffer 1812–1857
      2. 2. Maria Stauffer 1832–1855

Jacob Stover's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1 Mar 1688
Birth of Jacob * Stover in Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Bern, Switzerland
1741
23 Mar 1741
Age 53
Death of Jacob * Stover in Shenandoah Valley, Augusta City, Orange, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah Valley, Augusta City, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1688
    Event Place: Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1720-1740
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1720-1740; Page Number: 140

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1741
    Event Place: Shenandoah Valley, Augusta City, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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