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John Hammer 1806–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1806

Birth Location: Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 5 January 1879

Death Location: Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Hammer

Mother: Catherine Hall

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The story of John Hammer began in 1806 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America. John Hammer passed away in 1879 in Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hammer began in 1806 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America.
  • John Hammer passed away in 1879 in Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, United States of America.

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John Hammer's Ancestors

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John Hammer
1806–1879
Birth Place: Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
George Hammer
1765–1829
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Catherine Hall
1769–1853
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Jacob Hammer
1732–1802
Wackernheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Anna Maria
1670–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hammer's Timeline

2 Records

1806
21 May 1806
Birth of John Hammer in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
1879
5 January 1879
Age 73
Death of John Hammer in Lincoln Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States of America
Lincoln Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1806
    Event Place: Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1879
    Event Place: Lincoln Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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