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Johann Frederick Hess 1733–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1733

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1784

Death Location: Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Hans (Haass)

Mother: Maria Hesin

Spouse(s): Rachel Hess

Children(s): Elizabeth Hollinger, John Hess, John Hess, Susanna Hess, Henry Hess, Mary Hess, Jacob Hess, Frederick Hess, Maria Hess

The story of Johann Frederick Hess began in 1733 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Johann Frederick Hess married Anna Margaretha Hess, Rachel Hess, and had children including Elizabeth Hess Hollinger, Frederick Hess, Henry Hess, Jacob Hess, John Hess, Maria Catharina Hess, Mary Hess, Susanna Hess. Johann Frederick Hess passed away in 1784 in Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Frederick Hess began in 1733 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Johann Frederick Hess married Anna Margaretha Hess, Rachel Hess, and had children including Elizabeth Hess Hollinger, Frederick Hess, Henry Hess, Jacob Hess, John Hess, Maria Catharina Hess, Mary Hess, Susanna Hess.
  • Johann Frederick Hess passed away in 1784 in Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johann Hess's Ancestors

Self
Johann Hess
1733–1784
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Hans (John) Ulrich Hess (Haass)
1683–1733
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Maria (Magdelena) Hesin
1688–1767
Wald, Bern, Zurich, Switzerland
Grandparents
Johann (Jakob) Weidmann
1660–1712
Magstadt, Germany
Anna (Catherina) Scholl
1661–1733
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Balthasar *
1632–1690
Elisabetha *
1630–1682
Hans Scholl
1636–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Weidman
1583–1637

Johann Hess's Descendants

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Johann (Frederick) Hess (2 November 1733–1784) m. Rachel Hess (1 October 1741–30 Nov 1816)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Hess) Hollinger 1758–1812 m. Philip (Bauer) Hollinger 1762–1821
    1. 1. Mary Hollinger 1758–1840
      1. 1. Susannah Grove 1783–1809 m. Henry Oldaker 1777–1829
        1. 1. Jacob (Groves) Oldaker 1809–1887 m. Elizabeth Fry 1807–1899
      2. 2. Daniel Grone 1818–1907
    2. 2. Samuel Hollinger 1800–1883
    3. 3. Susannah Bonebrake 1791–1840
    4. 4. Margaret Werking 1797–1850
  2. 2. John Hess 1767–1819
  3. 3. John Hess 1767–1819
  4. 4. Susanna Hess 1769–
  5. 5. Henry Hess 1759–
  6. 6. Mary Hess 1771–
  7. 7. Jacob Hess 1765–
  8. 8. Frederick Hess 1763–1834
  9. 9. Maria (Catharina) Hess 1759–

Johann Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1733
2 November 1733
Birth of Johann Frederick Hess in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1784
1784
Age 51
Death of Johann Frederick Hess in Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1733
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 0
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1753; Page Number: 533

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1753; Page Number: 533

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

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

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