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Johann Jacob French II 1730–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Essingen, Pfalz, Beyern, Germany

Death Date: Sep 1788

Death Location: Berkeley County, Virginia, USA

Father: Johann I

Mother: Martha French

Spouse(s): Magdalena French

Children(s): Captain III, Henry Sr.

The story of Johann Jacob French II / began in 1730 in Essingen, Pfalz, Beyern, Germany. In 1799, Johann Jacob French II resided in Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Johann Jacob French II married Magdalena Snively French, and had children including Captain Jacob French Iii, Henry Regar French Sr. Johann Jacob French II / passed away in 1788 in Berkeley County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Jacob French II // began in 1730 in Essingen, Pfalz, Beyern, Germany.
  • In 1799, Johann Jacob French II // resided in Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Johann Jacob French II // married Magdalena Snively French, and had children including Captain Jacob French Iii, Henry Regar French Sr.
  • Johann Jacob French II // passed away in 1788 in Berkeley County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann I
1700–1760
Birth Location: Essingen, Pfalz, Germany
JI
Martha French
1705–1774
Birth Location: Germany
MF

Spouses(s)

Magdalena French
1722–1798
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
MF

Children(s)

Captain III
1750–1826
Birth Location: Berkeley, James City, Virginia, USA
CI
Henry Sr.
1755–1821
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
HS

Johann II's Ancestors

Self
Johann II
1730–1788
Birth Place: Essingen, Pfalz, Beyern, Germany
Parents
Johann Jacob French I
1700–1760
Essingen, Pfalz, Germany
Martha (Regina) French
1705–1774
Germany
Grandparents
Hans (Peter) French
1667–1743
ESSINGEN, PFALZ, BAYERN, GERMANY
Magdalena (Dorst) French
1670–1727
Nussdorf, Landau in der Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans French
1647–1716
Anna French
1648–
Hans Dorst
1625–1674
Anna Dorst
1622–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans French
1625–1671
Anna French
1625–1674
Johann Wagner
1612–1675

Johann II's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Jacob French) II (1730–Sep 1788) m. Magdalena (Snively) French (1722–1798)
  1. 1. Captain (Jacob French) III 1750–1826 m. Catherine (Pitzer) French 1759–1850
    1. 1. Jacob (M) French 1805–1880 m. Elizabeth (Clarke) French 1818–1896 m. Elizabeth (Strauss) French 1814–1896
      1. 1. John (J) French 1835–1918 m. Elizabeth (Ann Gletner) French 1842–1921
        1. 1. James (Hamilton) French 1864–1935 m. Rebecca (Jane Allen) French 1862–1939
        2. 2. John (Ellsworth) French 1883–1964 m. Bertha (May Rust) French 1889–1968
        3. 3. Charles (William) French 1866–1923
        4. 4. David (Henry) French 1873–1934
        5. 5. George (Edward Hayes) French 1876–1942 m. Rosa (Bell Wisenburg) French 1876–1972
        6. 6. Anna (Virginia French) Kline 1879–1955 m. John (Luther) Kline 1877–1923
      2. 2. Private (Teter) French 1841–1863
      3. 3. Mary French 1842–1894
      4. 4. Elizabeth French 1847–
      5. 5. Hamilton (P) French 1845–1927 m. Catherine (Virginia Sperow) French 1848–1927
        1. 1. Preston (Vernon) French 1883–1944
        2. 2. George (Elmer French) Sr. 1879–1917
        3. 3. Albert (M.) French 1870–1906
        4. 4. Jacob (S.) French 1868–1944
        5. 5. William (Dilworth) French 1877–1936
        6. 6. Oliver (Bratner) French 1885–1951 m. Anna (Charlotte Johns) French 1889–1948
        7. 7. Clarence (Hamilton) French 1873–1947
    2. 2. John French 1796–1837 m. Sarah (Myers) French 1803–1866
      1. 1. Jacob (Myers) French 1828–1902 m. Mary (C) French 1837–
        1. 1. Sallie (E French) Rieara 1859–
      2. 2. John (Quincy Adams) French 1829–1901 m. Rebecca French 1831–1910
        1. 1. Mary French 1858–
        2. 2. Amanda (French) Bridgman 1862–1939
        3. 3. William (George) French 1866–1926
        4. 4. Fanny (G French) Leonard 1867–1921
        5. 5. Peter French 1869–1893
        6. 6. Maud (May French) Staples 1877–1946
        7. 7. Jesse (James) French 1877–1942
      3. 3. Teter (Myers) French 1831–1912 m. Susan (Rebecca Myers) French 1835–1880
        1. 1. John (Aaron) French 1858–1946 m. Nora (Elva Irvine) French 1869–1929
        2. 2. Charles (Spurgeon) French 1864–1941 m. Elizabeth (Liming) French 1882–1970 m. Myrtle (B Schied) French 1869–1917
        3. 3. George (Hamilton) French 1866–1943 m. Ellen (Myrtle Henricks) French 1876–1968
        4. 4. Clayton (Ellsworth) French 1861–1941
  2. 2. Henry (Regar French) Sr. 1755–1821

Johann II's Timeline

6 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Johann Jacob French II // in Essingen, Pfalz, Beyern, Germany
Essingen, Pfalz, Beyern, Germany
1788
Sep 1788
Age 58
Death of Johann Jacob French II // in Berkeley County, Virginia, USA
Berkeley County, Virginia, USA
1799
Abt 1799
Age 69
Johann Jacob French II // resided here in Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1799
16 Apr 1799
Age 69
Johann Jacob French II // - Probate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1875
Abt 1875
Age 145
Johann Jacob French II // resided here in Union City, New Jersey
Union City, New Jersey
1875
4 Oct 1875
Age 145
Johann Jacob French II // - Probate in Union, New Jersey, USA
Union, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Essingen, Pfalz, Beyern, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1799
    Event Place: Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908 ; Index to Wills, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1875
    Event Place: Union City, New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1854-1931; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Union County); Probate Place: Union, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1788
    Event Place: Berkeley County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1854-1931; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Union County); Probate Place: Union, New Jersey
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908 ; Index to Wills, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1799
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908 ; Index to Wills, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1854-1931; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Union County); Probate Place: Union, New Jersey
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