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John "Swamp John" Groff 1715–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1777

Death Location: Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: GD Groff

Mother: GD Orndorf

Spouse(s): Anna Groff

Children(s): Maria Groff, Joseph Groff, John Groff, Elizabeth Eshleman

In 1715, John "Swamp John" Groff entered the world in Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Gd Hans Groff And Gd Susanna Orndorf. John "Swamp John" Groff married Anna Groff, and had children including Elizabeth Eshleman, John Groff, Joseph Groff, Maria Groff. John "Swamp John" Groff passed away in 1777 in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1715, John "Swamp John" Groff entered the world in Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Gd Hans Groff And Gd Susanna Orndorf.
  • John "Swamp John" Groff married Anna Groff, and had children including Elizabeth Eshleman, John Groff, Joseph Groff, Maria Groff.
  • John "Swamp John" Groff passed away in 1777 in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

GD Groff
1661–1746
Birth Location: Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
GG
GD Orndorf
1678–1746
Birth Location: Zürich, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Anna Groff
1727–1781
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Maria Groff
1767–1842
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Groff
1763–1836
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Groff
1753–1819
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Eshleman
1749–1805
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Groff's Ancestors

Self
John Groff
1715–1777
Birth Place: Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
GD Hans Groff
1661–1746
Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
GD (Susanna) Orndorf
1678–1746
Zürich, Switzerland
Grandparents
GD (Marx) Graf
1640–1716
Zurich, Switzerland
GD (Anna) Hansdr
1640–1716
Bartenbach, Württemberg, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Groff's Descendants

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John ("Swamp John") Groff (1715–2 May 1777) m. Anna Groff (19 Nov 1727–9 May 1781)
  1. 1. Maria Groff 1767–1842
  2. 2. Joseph Groff 1763–1836
  3. 3. John Groff 1753–1819
  4. 4. Elizabeth Eshleman 1749–1805

John Groff's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of John "Swamp John" Groff in Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1777
2 May 1777
Age 62
Death of John "Swamp John" Groff in Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1777
    Event Place: Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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