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Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter 1680–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAR 1680

Birth Location: Munchenbuchee, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: 1749

Death Location: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Heinrich Etter

Mother: Elsbeth Steinmann

Spouse(s): Anna Sigrist

Children(s): Peter Etter

Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter was born in 1680 in Munchenbuchee, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Heinrich Justus Etter And Elsbeth Steinmann. Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter married Anna Maria Sigrist, and had children including Peter Hayter Etter. Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter passed away in 1749 in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter was born in 1680 in Munchenbuchee, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Heinrich Justus Etter And Elsbeth Steinmann.
  • Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter married Anna Maria Sigrist, and had children including Peter Hayter Etter.
  • Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter passed away in 1749 in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Heinrich Etter
1653–1696
Birth Location: Oberried, Freiberg, Switzerland
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Elsbeth Steinmann
1674–1696
Birth Location: Gempenach, Fribourg, Switzerland
ES

Spouses(s)

Anna Sigrist
1683–1749
Birth Location: Oberrumlisberg, Vordemwald, Aargau, Switzerland
AS

Children(s)

Peter Etter
1715–1794
Birth Location: Kerzers, Freiburg, Fribourg, Suisse
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Johannes Etter's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Etter
1680–1749
Birth Place: Munchenbuchee, Bern, Switzerland
Parents
Heinrich Justus Etter
1653–1696
Oberried, Freiberg, Switzerland
Elsbeth Steinmann
1674–1696
Gempenach, Fribourg, Switzerland
Grandparents
Peter (Etter) Jr.
1628–1657
Ferenbalm, Bern, Switzerland
Elsbeth Forster
1631–1696
Ferenbalm, Bern, Switzerland
Hans (Balthasar) Steinmann
1637–1697
Niederurnen, Glarus, Switzerland
Barbara Disch
1639–1690
Elm, Sernftal, Glarus, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Peter Etter
1589–1631
Elsi Todenwarth
1606–1632
Bendicht Forster
1603–1660
Ursula Iseli
1607–
Fridolin Steinmann
1607–1689
Elsbeth Aebli
1595–
Felix Disch
1598–1638
Elsbeth Schiesser
1605–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bendicht Etter
1554–1592
Elsy Mathys
1559–1592
Johann Todenwarth
1585–1657
Ursüla Ayrer
1585–
Andre Forestier
1586–1636
Francoise Richard
1588–1636
Hans Iseli
1575–1630
Barbli Streit
1569–1580
Jakob II
1573–1646
Katharina Wettinger
1575–1618

Johannes Etter's Descendants

1.
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Johannes ("Hans" Peter) Etter (28 MAR 1680–1749) m. Anna (Maria) Sigrist (1683–1749)
  1. 1. Peter (Haÿter) Etter 1715–1794 m. Elizabeth (Spear) Vesey 1734–1769
    1. 1. Benjamin Etter 1764–1827 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Tidmarsh 1779–1814 m. Sarah Holmes 1784–1869
      1. 1. James (Tidmarsh) Etter 1809–1868 m. Eliza (Ann) McKeen 1813–1879
        1. 1. David (McKeen) Etter 1851–1946 m. Emma (L) Pearson 1859–1905

Johannes Etter's Timeline

5 Records

1680
28 MAR 1680
Birth of Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter in Munchenbuchee, Bern, Switzerland
Munchenbuchee, Bern, Switzerland
1685
8 NOV 1685
Age 5
Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter was christened in Murten, Muntelier, Bern, Switzerland
Murten, Muntelier, Bern, Switzerland
1735
1735
Age 55
Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1749
5 APR 1749
Age 69
Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter - Probate in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1749
1749
Age 69
Death of Johannes "Hans" Peter Etter in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1680
    Event Place: Munchenbuchee, Bern, Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2989.010; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2012
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1735; Page Number: 93
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bally, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1735
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1735; Page Number: 100
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1735; Page Number: 93

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1685
    Event Place: Murten, Muntelier, Bern, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 APR 1749
    Event Place: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
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