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Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter 1683–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1683

Birth Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Hans Ritter

Mother: Margaretha Strausser

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Hegenmayer

Children(s): John Ritter

Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter was born in 1683 in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Hans Christoph Ritter And Margaretha Emilia Strausser. Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter married Elisabeth Hegenmayer, and had children including John Heinrich Henry Ritter. Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter passed away in 1739 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter was born in 1683 in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Hans Christoph Ritter And Margaretha Emilia Strausser.
  • Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter married Elisabeth Hegenmayer, and had children including John Heinrich Henry Ritter.
  • Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter passed away in 1739 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johannes Ritter's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Ritter
1683–1739
Birth Place: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Hans Christoph Ritter
1652–1720
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Margaretha (Emilia) Strausser
1661–1715
Biberacher Landkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Catharina (Elisabeth) Bettenhäusers
1630–1683
Hessen, Deutschland
Anna (Margaretha) Braun
1640–1685
Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Maria Weigenden
1610–
Hanß I
1620–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes Ritter's Descendants

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Johannes (Henrich Christoph) Ritter (1683–1739) m. Elisabeth Hegenmayer (1680–1742)
  1. 1. John (Heinrich "Henry") Ritter 1710–1771 m. Sarah (Hannah) Scrugg 1705–1735
    1. 1. Jesse (Wilhelm) Ritter 1735–1810
      1. 1. John Ritter 1760–1828
        1. 1. John (Richardson) Ritter 1793–1860 m. Mary= 1802–1860

Johannes Ritter's Timeline

3 Records

1683
1683
Birth of Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1702
1702
Age 19
Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter was married
None
1739
1739
Age 56
Death of Johannes Henrich Christoph Ritter in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA

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