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Jacob Walter 1762–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1762

Birth Location: Northkill, Berks, PA

Death Date: 16 Apr 1817

Death Location: Potters Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johann Walter

Mother: Appolonia Kauffman

Spouse(s): Maria Bobb, Maria Walter

Children(s): Sophia Walter

Jacob Walter was born in 1762 in Northkill, Berks, PA, the child of Johann Jacob Walter And Appolonia Maria Kauffman. Jacob Walter married Maria Barbara Bobb Walter, Maria Barbara Bobb, and had children including Sophia Walter. Jacob Walter passed away in 1817 in Potters Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Walter was born in 1762 in Northkill, Berks, PA, the child of Johann Jacob Walter And Appolonia Maria Kauffman.
  • Jacob Walter married Maria Barbara Bobb Walter, Maria Barbara Bobb, and had children including Sophia Walter.
  • Jacob Walter passed away in 1817 in Potters Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Walter's Ancestors

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Jacob Walter
1762–1817
Birth Place: Northkill, Berks, PA
Parents
Johann Jacob Walter
1729–1803
Gommersheim, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Appolonia (Maria) Kauffman
1738–1803
Minfeld, Landkreis Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Jakob Walther) Sr.
1702–1734
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Anna (Maria) Walther
1705–1778
Gommersheim, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Johann (Andreas) Kauffmann
1696–1786
Bayern, Minfield, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Walter's Descendants

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Jacob Walter (19 Dec 1762–16 Apr 1817) m. Maria (Barbara) Bobb (26 February 1769–1835) m. Maria (Barbara (Bobb)) Walter (26 Feb 1769–1835)
  1. 1. Sophia Walter 1809–1890 m. Jacob Price 1794–1847
    1. 1. Jane (Sophia) Price 1843–1922 m. Josiah Kerr 1837–1874
      1. 1. Ella Kerr 1864–1928 m. William (Curtis) Yeager 1859–1947
        1. 1. Florence (Louella) Yeager 1884–1962 m. John (Robert) Williams 1882–1954

Jacob Walter's Timeline

3 Records

1762
19 Dec 1762
Birth of Jacob Walter in Northkill, Berks, PA
Northkill, Berks, PA
1787
16 NOV 1787
Age 25
Jacob Walter was married in Middleburg, Snyder, PA
Middleburg, Snyder, PA
1817
16 Apr 1817
Age 55
Death of Jacob Walter in Potter, Centre, PA
Potter, Centre, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1762
    Event Place: Northkill, Berks, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1787
    Event Place: Middleburg, Snyder, PA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1817
    Event Place: Potter, Centre, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Potters Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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