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Johannes Peter Stephens Sr 1687–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1687

Birth Location: Steinsfurt, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Death Date: 6 Dec 1757

Death Location: Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Father: Gabriel STEFFEN

Mother: Barbara Bar

Spouse(s): Maria Rittenhouse

Children(s): Keziah Stephens

Johannes Peter Stephens Sr was born in 1687 in Steinsfurt, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Gabriel Stephens Steffen And Barbara Bar. Johannes Peter Stephens Sr married Maria Christina Rittenhouse, and had children including Keziah Stephens. Johannes Peter Stephens Sr passed away in 1757 in Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Johannes Peter Stephens Sr was born in 1687 in Steinsfurt, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Gabriel Stephens Steffen And Barbara Bar.
  • Johannes Peter Stephens Sr married Maria Christina Rittenhouse, and had children including Keziah Stephens.
  • Johannes Peter Stephens Sr passed away in 1757 in Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johannes Sr's Ancestors

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Johannes Sr
1687–1757
Birth Place: Steinsfurt, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Parents
Gabriel STEPHENS STEFFEN
1645–1720
Henggart, Zurich, Switzerland
Barbara Bar
1652–1711
Henggart, Andelfingen, Canton Zürich, Switzerland
Grandparents
Johannes (Cunradt) Staffen
1613–1663
Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Barbara Sigg
1616–1663
Zürich, Switzerland
Hans (Jagli) Bar
1618–1676
Ottenbach, Canton, Zurich, Switzerland
Ann Syedler
1617–1665
Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Hans Bar
1584–1628
Barbel Wydler
1595–1649
Johannes Sidler
1583–1683
Catharina Kleiner
1584–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes Sr's Descendants

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Johannes (Peter Stephens) Sr (3 March 1687–6 Dec 1757) m. Maria (Christina) Rittenhouse (1695–1758)
  1. 1. Keziah Stephens 1737–1814 m. Abraham Chrisman 1733–1798
    1. 1. Jonathan Chrisman 1769–1818 m. Jane (Agnes) Watterson 1773–1831
      1. 1. Abram Chrisman 1796–1875 m. Margaret Yearout 1803–1887
        1. 1. Crockett Chrisman 1831–1894 m. Cynthia (M) Charlton 1832–1912

Johannes Sr's Timeline

4 Records

1687
3 March 1687
Birth of Johannes Peter Stephens Sr in Steinsfurt, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Steinsfurt, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1712
17 Nov 1712
Age 25
Johannes Peter Stephens Sr was married In Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
1754
1754
Age 67
Johannes Peter Stephens Sr was married in VA
VA
1757
6 Dec 1757
Age 70
Death of Johannes Peter Stephens Sr in Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1687
    Event Place: Steinsfurt, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24011.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1712
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1757
    Event Place: Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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