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John Jacob 1597–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1597

Birth Location: Great Cranford, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 September 1644

Death Location: On Ship, Delaware Bay, buried at sea, Delaware, USA

Father: Gentleman Jacob

Mother: Joan Abell

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John Jacob was born in 1597 in Great Cranford, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gentleman John Jacob And Joan Jacob Abell. In 1622, John Jacob resided in England. John Jacob passed away in 1644 in On Ship, Delaware Bay, buried at sea, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • John Jacob was born in 1597 in Great Cranford, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Gentleman John Jacob And Joan Jacob Abell.
  • In 1622, John Jacob resided in England.
  • John Jacob passed away in 1644 in On Ship, Delaware Bay, buried at sea, Delaware, USA.

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John Jacob's Ancestors

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John Jacob
1597–1644
Birth Place: Great Cranford, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gentleman John Jacob
1560–1627
Dover, Kent, England
Joan ((Jacob)) Abell
1561–1613
Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (James Jacobs JURATE &) MARINER
1544–1627
Dover, Kent, England
Alice Goodman
1545–1628
Dover, Kent, England
Ambrose Jacob
1535–1597
Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharzer Landkreis, Allemagne
Joan (( Jowan)) Benet
1545–1572
Dover, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Jacob
1520–1595
pp151 MP17
1516–1552
Thomasina Nelson
1517–1547
William Bennet
1510–1573
Joan Patrick
1514–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Jacob's Timeline

3 Records

1597
11 December 1597
Birth of John Jacob in Great Cranford, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great Cranford, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1622
7 Nov 1622
Age 25
John Jacob resided here in England
England
1644
17 September 1644
Age 47
Death of John Jacob in On Ship, Delaware Bay, buried at sea, Delaware, USA
On Ship, Delaware Bay, buried at sea, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1597
    Event Place: Great Cranford, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1622
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1644
    Event Place: On Ship, Delaware Bay, buried at sea, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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