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Johann Christopher Kern 1736–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1736

Birth Location: Freisbach, Pfalz ,Germany

Death Date: 20 Nov 1816

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johann Kern

Mother: Anna Jopp

Spouse(s): Catherine Waggoner

Children(s): Anna Kern

The story of Johann Christopher Kern began in 1736 in Freisbach, Pfalz ,Germany. Johann Christopher Kern married Catherine Margaret Waggoner, and had children including Anna Catharina Kern, Anna Margaretha Kern. Johann Christopher Kern passed away in 1816 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Christopher Kern began in 1736 in Freisbach, Pfalz ,Germany.
  • Johann Christopher Kern married Catherine Margaret Waggoner, and had children including Anna Catharina Kern, Anna Margaretha Kern.
  • Johann Christopher Kern passed away in 1816 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Kern
1700–1761
Birth Location: Freisbach, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
JK
Anna Jopp
1700–1770
Birth Location: Ottersheim bei Landau, Gommersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
AJ

Spouses(s)

Catherine Waggoner
1739–1790
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania
CW

Children(s)

Anna Kern
1763–1843
Birth Location: –
AK

Johann Kern's Ancestors

Self
Johann Kern
1736–1816
Birth Place: Freisbach, Pfalz ,Germany
Parents
Johann Thomas Kern
1700–1761
Freisbach, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria Margaretha) Jopp
1700–1770
Ottersheim bei Landau, Gommersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Peter) Kern
1675–1740
Anna (Maria Margareta) SCHMIDT
1708–1767
Johann (Michael) Jopp
1664–1754
Ottersheim, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
anna (maria) ludwigin
–1729
Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Kern
1645–
Maria Hummels
1658–
Hans SCHMIDT
1642–1714
Apolonia Buhl
1648–1725
Johan Job
1676–1746
Maria Kratzer
1691–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Kern
1628–1692
Anna Winter
1616–1689
Johann Schmidt
1611–1666
Apolonia Schmidt
1609–1656
Hans Buhl
1620–1670
Apolonia ENGEL
1625–1675

Johann Kern's Descendants

1.
JK
Johann (Christopher) Kern (22 Jan 1736–20 Nov 1816) m. Catherine (Margaret) Waggoner (1739–15 Aug 1790)
  1. 1. Anna (Margaretha) Kern 1763–1843 m. Daniel Kreamer 1785–1843 m. Daniel (Kramer Cramer) Kreamer 1785–1848
    1. 1. Daniel Kreamer 1794–1881
    2. 2. Salome (aka Sarah) Kreamer 1789–1872 m. Johan (George) Keen 1788–1857
      1. 1. Elizabeth KUHN 1814–1881
      2. 2. John (Jacob) Keen 1809–1882
      3. 3. Rebecca KEEN 1811–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Keen 1814–1881 m. Samuel (A) Runkle 1811–1904
        1. 1. Amelia (Ann) Runkle 1844–1925
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Runkle 1835–1916
        3. 3. Cyrus (Franklin) Runkle 1852–1929
        4. 4. Amelia (Ann "Mealy") Runkle 1844–1925
        5. 5. James (P George) Runkle 1857–1925
        6. 6. William (J.) Runkle 1833–1911 m. Rebecca Mingle 1849–1874 m. Lucy (Yolland) Daniels 1854–1949
        7. 7. John (Henry) Runkle 1839–1935
        8. 8. Mary (Jane) Runkle 1843–1908
        9. 9. Samuel Runkle 1861–1862
        10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth) Runkle 1837–1910
        11. 11. Hugh Runkle 1828–1907
      5. 5. Daniel KEEN 1820–1868
      6. 6. Samuel Keen 1822–1900 m. Susannah KERN 1829–1891
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ellen) KEENE 1858–1946
        2. 2. Katurah (Nita) KEEN 1869–1947 m. Frederick (William) Falkiner 1873–1956
        3. 3. Adeline Keen 1865–
        4. 4. Sarah (Katherine) KEENE 1854–1923 m. Henry (Francis) ROSSELL 1856–1926
        5. 5. John (D) KEENE 1861–1863
        6. 6. Joanna KEENE 1863–1864
        7. 7. William (B) KEENE 1864–1875
        8. 8. Florence KEENE 1870–
        9. 9. Mary (J) Keen 1850–
      7. 7. Peter KEEN 1826–
      8. 8. Catherine Keen 1831–1901 m. John (Wesley) Gutelius 1826–1905
        1. 1. Thomas (Oliver) Gutelius 1851–1926
        2. 2. Herbert (Leander) Gutelius 1853–1895
        3. 3. David (Frederick) Gutelius 1855–1915
        4. 4. Charles (Albert) Gutelius 1857–1948
        5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Gutelius 1858–1962
        6. 6. Anna (Mary) Gutelius 1861–1958
        7. 7. Joseph (Keen) Gutelius 1865–1944 m. Minerva (Catherine (Minnie)) Hauck 1867–1937
        8. 8. Ida (May) Gritelius 1863–1926
        9. 9. John (Wesley Gutelius) Jr. 1868–1936
        10. 10. Amy (M) Gritelius 1871–
        11. 11. Lillian (Minerva) Gutelius 1871–1960
        12. 12. Harvey (L.) Gutelius 1846–
      9. 9. Mary Keen 1816–1882
      10. 10. Jacob Keen 1818–1890 m. Anna (Mary) Denninger 1823–1898
        1. 1. Rebecca KEEN 1848–
        2. 2. Henry (Franklin) KEEN 1853–1921
        3. 3. Sarah (V) KEEN 1844–1899 m. Christian Alexander 1845–1912
        4. 4. Anna (Margaret) KEEN 1852–1921 m. David (L) Zerbe 1851–1922
        5. 5. George (Warren) Keen 1855–1918 m. Susan (H) Keen 1856–1916
        6. 6. Emanuel (Deininger) Keen 1849–1917
        7. 7. John (D) Keen 1845–1918 m. Harriet Keen 1848–1933
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) Keen 1861–1861
        9. 9. Etta (Caroline) Cain 1871–1896
        10. 10. Katherine (Elizabeth) Keen 1866–1948 m. Jno (W) King 1863–
        11. 11. Chesty Keen 1848–1931 m. Alfred Kreamer 1847–
        12. 12. William (J) Cain 1847–1890
        13. 13. John (W) Cain 1843– m. Susan (Frances) Coleman 1843–
        14. 14. Robert (J) Cain 1845–
        15. 15. Ada (Olive) Keen 1869–1936
        16. 16. Rosa (Erma) Keen 1862–1935 m. Milton (I) Jamison 1860–1920
        17. 17. William (Edwin) Keen 1857–1935
        18. 18. Mary (Elizabeth) Cane 1841–1907 m. Joel (Harvey II) Middleton 1840–1908

Johann Kern's Timeline

7 Records

1736
22 Jan 1736
Birth of Johann Christopher Kern in Freisbach, Pfalz ,Germany
Freisbach, Pfalz ,Germany
1736
28 Jan 1736
Johann Christopher Kern was baptized in Evangelisch,Gommersheim,Pfalz,Bavaria
Evangelisch,Gommersheim,Pfalz,Bavaria
1772
26 Apr 1772
Age 36
Johann Christopher Kern resided here in Berks Co., PA
Berks Co., PA
1788
1788
Age 52
Johann Christopher Kern resided here in Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania
1810
1810
Age 74
Johann Christopher Kern resided here in Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1816
1816
Age 80
Death of Johann Christopher Kern in Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
1816
20 Nov 1816
Age 80
Burial of Johann Christopher Kern in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1736
    Event Place: Freisbach, Pfalz ,Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
    [2] Bavaria, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1736
    Event Place: Evangelisch,Gommersheim,Pfalz,Bavaria
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1772
    Event Place: Berks Co., PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1816
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
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