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John Michael Kieffer 1724–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1724

Birth Location: Kettenheim, Rhein Hessen, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 26 May 1805

Death Location: Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Hans KIEFFER

Mother: Anna Heyel

Spouse(s): Margaret Miller

Children(s): Johann Kieffer

The story of John Michael Kieffer began in 1724 in Kettenheim, Rhein Hessen, Hessen, Germany. John Michael Kieffer married Margaret Miller, and had children including Johann Leonhardt Kieffer. John Michael Kieffer passed away in 1805 in Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Michael Kieffer began in 1724 in Kettenheim, Rhein Hessen, Hessen, Germany.
  • John Michael Kieffer married Margaret Miller, and had children including Johann Leonhardt Kieffer.
  • John Michael Kieffer passed away in 1805 in Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Kieffer's Ancestors

Self
John Kieffer
1724–1805
Birth Place: Kettenheim, Rhein Hessen, Hessen, Germany
Parents
Hans Leonhardt KIEFFER
1663–1712
Kettenheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany,
Anna (Margaretha) Heyel
1680–1748
, , , Germany
Grandparents
Jacob (Küfer) Kieffer
1642–1689
Kettenheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Eva Meinzer
1640–1692
Graben, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Michael KUFER\KIEFFER
1616–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thibaud Kufer
1540–

John Kieffer's Descendants

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John (Michael) Kieffer (8 May 1724–26 May 1805) m. Margaret Miller (11 Dec 1729–10 May 1773)
  1. 1. Johann (Leonhardt) Kieffer 1684–1712 m. Anna (Margaretha) Poss 1688–1748
    1. 1. Abraham Kieffer 1700–1778 m. Anna (Barbara) Gerhard 1720–1750
      1. 1. Christian Kieffer 1748–1794 m. Sarah Seibelin 1734–1803
        1. 1. Christian Kieffer 1751–1828 m. Maria (Barbara) Fout 1757–1834 m. Mary (A.) Keefer 1816–
      2. 2. Peter (Kieffer) Keefer 1744–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Kiefferen 1737–1812
      4. 4. Johan (Jacob) Kieffer 1741–1748
      5. 5. Johan (Nicholas) Kieffer 1734–1818
      6. 6. Maricha (Maud) Kieffer 1724–
      7. 7. Johann (Jacob) Kieffer 1750–1809
      8. 8. Dewald (Johann) Keefer 1738–1813
      9. 9. Maria (Appolonia) Keefer 1741–
      10. 10. Abraham Kieffer 1747–
      11. 11. Johann (Peter) Kieffer 1736–1816
      12. 12. Elizabeth Kieffer 1755–1773
      13. 13. Maria (Apollonia) KIEFFER 1741–1745
      14. 14. Dewalt Kieffer 1755–
      15. 15. Maria (Apollonia) KIEFFER 1741–
      16. 16. Mary (Elizabeth) Keiper 1737–1812
      17. 17. Johann (Theobald) Kieffer 1738–1830
      18. 18. Christian Kieffer 1726–1794
    2. 2. Johann (Caspar) Kieffer 1704–1768
    3. 3. Maria (Martha Katharina Catharina Kufer) Kieffer 1708–
    4. 4. Michael KIEFFER 1724–1805
    5. 5. Martin Kieffer 1716–
    6. 6. Magdelena Keffer 1714–1798
    7. 7. Dorothea (Elizabeth) Felsinger 1714–1765
    8. 8. Dorothea (Elizabeth) Kieffer 1714–1765
    9. 9. Anna (Margaretha) Fox 1712–1800
    10. 10. Frederick Kieffer 1705–
    11. 11. Hans (Leonhardt) Kieffer 1684–1700
    12. 12. Eva (Margaretha) Kieffer 1697–1735

John Kieffer's Timeline

2 Records

1724
8 May 1724
Birth of John Michael Kieffer in Kettenheim, Rhein Hessen, Hessen, Germany
Kettenheim, Rhein Hessen, Hessen, Germany
1805
26 May 1805
Age 81
Death of John Michael Kieffer in Brothersvalley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Brothersvalley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1724
    Event Place: Kettenheim, Rhein Hessen, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8240.008; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 26
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1805
    Event Place: Brothersvalley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

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