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Johannes Stephan Brecht 1692–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 February 1692

Birth Location: Mannhm, Baden, Bayern, Germany

Death Date: Sept 24, 1747

Death Location: North Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johannes I

Mother: Anna Hoffman

Spouse(s): Anna Kremer, Anna Ulrich, Anna Lerch

Children(s): Görg Brecht

Johannes Stephan Brecht was born in 1692 in Mannhm, Baden, Bayern, Germany, the child of Johannes Michael Brecht I And Anna Katherine Katarina Hoffman. In 1740, Johannes Stephan Brecht resided in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. Johannes Stephan Brecht married Anna Elisabetha Kremer, Anna Elizabeth Lerch, Anna Margareta Ulrich, and had children including Gorg Adam Brecht. Johannes Stephan Brecht passed away in 1747 in North Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Johannes Stephan Brecht was born in 1692 in Mannhm, Baden, Bayern, Germany, the child of Johannes Michael Brecht I And Anna Katherine Katarina Hoffman.
  • In 1740, Johannes Stephan Brecht resided in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Johannes Stephan Brecht married Anna Elisabetha Kremer, Anna Elizabeth Lerch, Anna Margareta Ulrich, and had children including Gorg Adam Brecht.
  • Johannes Stephan Brecht passed away in 1747 in North Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Johannes Brecht's Ancestors

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Johannes Brecht
1692–1747
Birth Place: Mannhm, Baden, Bayern, Germany
Parents
Johannes Michael Brecht I
1662–1719
Schriessheim, Palatinate, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Katherine Katarina) Hoffman
1663–1740
Schriesheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Hans (Balthasar) Brecht
1636–1703
Schriesheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Margaretha) Christman
1637–1683
Schriesheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Hans (Yost) Hoffman
1628–1697
Schriesheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Christina Frank
1626–1685
, , , Germany
Great-Grandparents
Christoph Brecht
1591–1665
Anna Wolpack
1598–1683
Paul Christmann
1605–1666
Anna Herring
1605–1683
Engehard Hoffman
1600–
Anna Margaretha
1596–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Conrad Brecht
1563–1612
Catrina Neudorf^**
1569–1664
Christman Wolpack
1575–1635
Paulus Herring^**
1578–

Johannes Brecht's Descendants

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Johannes (Stephan) Brecht (17 February 1692–Sept 24, 1747) m. Anna (Elisabetha) Kremer (1705–1745) m. Anna (Margareta) Ulrich (1705–June 29, 1722) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Lerch (1697–)
  1. 1. Görg (Adam) Brecht 1731–1804 m. Maria (Catharina) Kauffeldt 1734–1798
    1. 1. Jean (Wright) Bright 1765–1830 m. Rev. (Zachariah Lee) Sr 1765–1838
      1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth A) Lee 1789–1883 m. John (Thomas) Lambert 1779–1863
        1. 1. Josias Lambert 1824–1890 m. Rebecca ("Beckie") Goble 1828–1901

Johannes Brecht's Timeline

5 Records

1692
17 February 1692
Birth of Johannes Stephan Brecht in Mannhm, Baden, Bayern, Germany
Mannhm, Baden, Bayern, Germany
1740
1740-1909
Age 48
Johannes Stephan Brecht resided here in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1741
April 11 1741
Age 49
Johannes Stephan Brecht - Naturalization in Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
1747
24 September 1747
Age 55
Death of Johannes Stephan Brecht in Lancaster, Tulpehocken Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Tulpehocken Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1747
Sept 24, 1747
Age 55
Burial of Johannes Stephan Brecht in North Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
North Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 February 1692
    Event Place: Mannhm, Baden, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 308; SAR Membership Number: 61595
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 182.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: NJH
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records
    [6] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1726; Page Number: 512
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1726; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1740-1909
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: April 11 1741
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-73

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1747
    Event Place: Lancaster, Tulpehocken Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 308; SAR Membership Number: 61595
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records
    [5] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sept 24, 1747
    Event Place: North Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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