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Johann Wendel Wentzel 1737–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1737

Birth Location: Rüdigheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 23 July 1810

Death Location: Oley Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johannes Wentzel

Mother: Anna WENTZEL

Spouse(s): Salome Lauffer

Children(s): Susanna Wentzel

The story of Johann Wendel Wentzel began in 1737 in Rüdigheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. Johann Wendel Wentzel married Salome Anna Maria Lauffer, and had children including Susanna Wentzel. Johann Wendel Wentzel passed away in 1810 in Oley Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Wendel Wentzel began in 1737 in Rüdigheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany.
  • Johann Wendel Wentzel married Salome Anna Maria Lauffer, and had children including Susanna Wentzel.
  • Johann Wendel Wentzel passed away in 1810 in Oley Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Wentzel
1701–1780
Birth Location: Rudesheim, Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
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Anna WENTZEL
1708–1793
Birth Location: Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Salome Lauffer
1763–1837
Birth Location: Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Susanna Wentzel
1780–1849
Birth Location: Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Johann Wentzel's Ancestors

Self
Johann Wentzel
1737–1810
Birth Place: Rüdigheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Parents
Johannes Lorentz Wentzel
1701–1780
Rudesheim, Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Anna (Katarina Nagel -) WENTZEL
1708–1793
Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Daniel) Wentzel
1675–1702
Rudesheim, Hanau, Hessen, Germany
Anna (Ursula) Haussel
1664–
Kassel, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Georg (Heinrich) Nagel
1680–
Ramrarth, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Anna (Sybilla) Gerhard
1687–1759
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Great-Grandparents
Johann Wentzel
1639–1703
Anna Steuerwald
1647–1719
Johann NAGEL
1655–1716
Helena Arkenstette
1656–1705
Heinrich Gerhard
1650–
Dorothea
1655–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Weitzel
1607–1661
Eva Merckel
1609–1640

Johann Wentzel's Descendants

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Johann (Wendel) Wentzel (10 Jul 1737–23 July 1810) m. Salome (Anna Maria) Lauffer (10 May 1763–10 Apr 1837)
  1. 1. Susanna Wentzel 1780–1849 m. John (Adam) Miller 1772–1859
    1. 1. John (B) Miller 1807–1882 m. Mary ("Anna Maria" Steiner (DB - 3rd) ggm) 1810–1875
      1. 1. Simon ((Peter)) Miller 1840–1928
        1. 1. John (T. "Turpie") Miller 1863–1917 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizza") Gleason 1850– m. Inez (Janette) Ritter 1871– m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Thomas 1859–1896

Johann Wentzel's Timeline

2 Records

1737
10 Jul 1737
Birth of Johann Wendel Wentzel in Rüdigheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Rüdigheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
1810
23 July 1810
Age 73
Death of Johann Wendel Wentzel in Oley Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Oley Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1737
    Event Place: Rüdigheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1810
    Event Place: Oley Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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