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JOHN HESS 1822 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1822

Birth Location: Old Ross, County, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 18 Jan 1896

Death Location: Pleasant Valley, Ontario, Canada

Father: Jacob Hess

Mother: Elizabeth Seabrook

Spouse(s): ISABELLA HESS

Children(s): Margaret Hess

JOHN HESS SR was born in 1822 in Old Ross, County, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Jacob Hess and Elizabeth Seabrook. JOHN HESS SR married ISABELLA WOODS HESS, and had children including Margaret Jane Hess. JOHN HESS SR passed away in 1896 in Pleasant Valley, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • JOHN HESS SR was born in 1822 in Old Ross, County, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Jacob Hess and Elizabeth Seabrook.
  • JOHN HESS SR married ISABELLA WOODS HESS, and had children including Margaret Jane Hess.
  • JOHN HESS SR passed away in 1896 in Pleasant Valley, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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JOHN HESS's Ancestors

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JOHN HESS
1822 – 1896
Birth Place: Old Ross, County, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
Jacob Hess
1786 – 1875
Old, Rose, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
Elizabeth Seabrook
1785 – 1862
Wexford, Ireland
Grandparents
John Hess
1762 –
Old Ross Parish, Wexford, Ireland
Phillippe
1766 –
Old Ross, County Wexford, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
JAMES SEBROOK
1750 – 1798
Wexford, Ireland
JANE (GANFORD) SEBROOK
1760 – 1829
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
MARY HENRY
1726 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Henry
Mary Henry

JOHN HESS's Descendants

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JOHN HESS (01 May 1822 – 18 Jan 1896) m. ISABELLA (WOODS) HESS (19 Dec 1827 – 9 May 1872)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Hess (23 Jun 1864 – 14 Sep 1950) m. William (Thomas) Beggs (21 June 1866 – Jun 1960)
    1. 1. Mary (Myrtle) Beggs (27 Jan 1892 – 1973) m. Steward (Arthur) Christie (24 Jan 1890 – 1952)
      1. 1. Bazil (Cecil) Christie (abt 1913 – 10 Mar 1988) m. Carrie (Bella May) Holliday (9 Jul 1907 – 5 Mar 1990)
        1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Christie (25 Jul 1942 – 23 November 2022) m. Albert (W) Benware (14 Oct 1944 – 4 Aug 2009)

JOHN HESS's Timeline

2 Records

1822
01 May 1822
Birth of JOHN HESS SR in Old Ross, County, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
Old Ross, County, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
1896
18 Jan 1896
Age 74
Death of JOHN HESS SR in Pleasant Valley, Ontario, Canada
Pleasant Valley, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1822
    Event Place: Old Ross, County, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Ontario, Canada

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