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Jacob Zavitz 1790 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1790

Birth Location: Welland, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 Dec 1876

Death Location: Poplar Hill, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Jacob Zavitz

Mother: Catherine Learn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pound

Children(s): Sarah Zavitz, Margaret Zavitz, Jacob Zavitz, Emily Zavitz, Daniel Zavitz, Catherine Zavitz, Isaac Zavitz, Elijah Zavitz, John Zavitz, Ambrose Zavitz, Benjamin Zavitz

Jacob Zavitz was born in 1790 in Welland, Ontario, Canada, the child of Jacob Zavitz and Catherine Learn. Jacob Zavitz married Elizabeth Pound, and had children including Sarah Zavitz, Margaret Zavitz, Jacob Zavitz, Emily Zavitz, Daniel Zavitz, Catherine Zavitz, Isaac Zavitz, Elijah Zavitz, John Zavitz, Ambrose Zavitz, Benjamin Pound Zavitz. Jacob Zavitz passed away in 1876 in Poplar Hill, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jacob Zavitz was born in 1790 in Welland, Ontario, Canada, the child of Jacob Zavitz and Catherine Learn.
  • Jacob Zavitz married Elizabeth Pound, and had children including Sarah Zavitz, Margaret Zavitz, Jacob Zavitz, Emily Zavitz, Daniel Zavitz, Catherine Zavitz, Isaac Zavitz, Elijah Zavitz, John Zavitz, Ambrose Zavitz, Benjamin Pound Zavitz.
  • Jacob Zavitz passed away in 1876 in Poplar Hill, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Jacob Zavitz's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Zavitz
1790 – 1876
Birth Place: Welland, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Jacob Zavitz
1752 – 1815
Tannersville, Northampton, Monroe Cnty, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Learn
1760 – 1856
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Zavitz
1728 – 1800
Center Valley, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States,
Magdalena
1730 – 1765
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Joannes (Martinus "John Martin") Learn
1719 – 1781
Heiligenstein, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Catharina Habenschus
1730 – 1781
Germany, or, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Jürgen Zavitz
1695 – 1759
Barbara Baer
1702 – 1766
Casper Learner
1698 – 1773
Maria Meyer
1698 – 1743
Johann Habenschuss
1700 – 1760
Annae Mariae
1700 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Zeitz
1670 – 1739
Catharina Wendelborn
1670 –

Jacob Zavitz's Descendants

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Jacob Zavitz (13 Jun 1790 – 11 Dec 1876) m. Elizabeth Pound (19 Nov 1791 – 30 Nov 1878)
  1. 1. Sarah Zavitz (26 Feb 1812 – 2 Dec 1901)
  2. 2. Margaret Zavitz (6 Aug 1814 – 20 Oct 1861) m. Zachariah (Pound) Shotwell
  3. 3. Jacob Zavitz (31 Jul 1816 – 20 Dec 1820)
  4. 4. Emily Zavitz (6 Nov 1818 – 26 Mar 1887)
  5. 5. Daniel Zavitz (24 Feb 1821 – 3 Jan 1904) m. Susan Webster (16 May 1827 – 2 March 1911)
    1. 1. Caroline (Vail) Zavitz (25 Dec 1848 – 16 Jul 1899)
    2. 2. Edgar (Merritt) Zavitz (16 Jan 1857 – 18 Sep 1940)
    3. 3. Charles (Ambrose) Zavitz (25 Aug 1863 – 17 Mar 1942)
  6. 6. Catherine Zavitz (11 May 1823 – 18 Nov 1918)
  7. 7. Isaac Zavitz (7 Mar 1825 – 28 Jun 1910) m. Sarah (E) Vail (1830 – 1910)
    1. 1. Jonah (D) Zavitz (18 Apr 1856 – )
    2. 2. William Zavitz (abt 1868 – )
    3. 3. Phoebe Zavitz (abt 1871 – )
  8. 8. Elijah Zavitz (17 May 1827 – 31 Mar 1902)
  9. 9. John Zavitz (14 Apr 1829 – 1 Jan 1830)
  10. 10. Ambrose Zavitz (20 Dec 1830 – 4 Jul 1897)
  11. 11. Benjamin (Pound) Zavitz (26 Apr 1834 – 11 Jun 1923)

Jacob Zavitz's Timeline

2 Records

1790
13 Jun 1790
Birth of Jacob Zavitz in Welland, Ontario, Canada
Welland, Ontario, Canada
1876
11 Dec 1876
Age 86
Death of Jacob Zavitz in Poplar Hill, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Poplar Hill, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1790
    Event Place: Welland, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1876
    Event Place: Poplar Hill, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lobo Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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