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John Groff 1715–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 2 May 1777

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

Father: Hans Graf

Mother: Susanna Groff

Spouse(s): Catherine Herr

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

John Groff was born in 1715 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Hans Graf And Susanna Groff. John Groff married Catherine Herr, and had children including Elizabeth Eshleman, John Groff, Joseph Groff, Maria Groff Kendig. John Groff passed away in 1777 in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Groff was born in 1715 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Hans Graf And Susanna Groff.
  • John Groff married Catherine Herr, and had children including Elizabeth Eshleman, John Groff, Joseph Groff, Maria Groff Kendig.
  • John Groff passed away in 1777 in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Graf
1661–1746
Birth Location: Zürich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Susanna Groff
1678–1746
Birth Location: Zürich, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Herr
1727–1781
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

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

Self
John Groff
1715–1777
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Hans Graf
1661–1746
Zürich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Susanna Groff
1678–1746
Zürich, Switzerland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Groff's Descendants

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John Groff (1715–2 May 1777) m. Catherine Herr (19 Nov 1727–9 May 1781)
  1. 1. Maria (Groff) Kendig 1767–1842 m. Heinrich (Henry) Kendig 1763–1825
    1. 1. Samuel (Groff) Kendig 1803–1879 m. Magdalena (Martha) Bosler 1804–1880
      1. 1. Jacob (Basler) Kendig 1839–1911 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Rinehart 1839–1908
        1. 1. Emlen (Franklin) Kendig 1864–1915 m. Fannie (Etna) Kendig 1867–1909 m. Abbie Hall 1880–
        2. 2. Fannie (E.) Kendig 1878–1947
        3. 3. Samuel (Micheal) Kendig 1873–1951
        4. 4. Amos (J) Kendig 1867–1939
        5. 5. Anna (Mary) Witmer 1870–1953
        6. 6. Aldus (Louis) Kendig 1876–1962
        7. 7. Enos Kendig 1861–1863
        8. 8. Jacob Kendig 1810–1891
        9. 9. Henry (Bowman) Kendig 1833–
        10. 10. Joanna (Catherine) Kendig 1848–
        11. 11. Kenneth (Knisely) Kendig 1859–1862
        12. 12. Richard (Rushman) Kendig 1834–1834
        13. 13. Sarah (Jane) Kendig 1844–1907
        14. 14. Novina (Ellen) Kendig 1849–1917
        15. 15. Elmer (Ellsworth) Kendig 1861–
        16. 16. Joseph Randolf 1839–1905
        17. 17. Abraham (Reifsynder) Kendig 1835–1863
        18. 18. Jacob (Andrew) Kendig 1850–1880
        19. 19. William (Harrison) Kendig 1837–1862
        20. 20. David (Emanuel) Kendig 1853–
        21. 21. Joseph (Randolp) Kendig 1839–1905
        22. 22. John (Elden) Kendig 1855–1855
        23. 23. Margaretta (Rebecca) Kendig 1857–1941
      2. 2. Anna (Ellen) Kendig 1823–1878
      3. 3. Samuel (Basler) Kendig 1837–1873
      4. 4. Joseph (Basler) Kendig 1827–1901
      5. 5. Mary Kendig 1825–1882
      6. 6. Henry (Basler) Kindig 1829–1854
      7. 7. John (Basler) Kendig 1831–
      8. 8. Henrietta (Esther) Brenneman 1833–1895
    2. 2. Benjamin Kendig 1785–1856
    3. 3. Simon Kendig 1787–1789
    4. 4. Isaac Kendig 1789–1825
    5. 5. Emanuel Kendig 1791–1862
    6. 6. Joseph Kendig 1793–1862
    7. 7. Mary Kendig 1795–1842
    8. 8. Martin Kendig 1797–1873
    9. 9. Leah Kendig 1800–1852
    10. 10. John (G) Kendig 1805–1876
    11. 11. Abraham Kendig 1808–
    12. 12. Henry Kendig 1813–1878
  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 Groff in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1777
2 May 1777
Age 62
Death of John Groff in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1777
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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