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John Over Ober 1788–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1788

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 11 Mar 1873

Death Location: Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States

Father: Peter Ober

Mother: Frances Forney

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John Over Ober was born in 1788 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Peter Ober And Frances Veronica Franey Forney. John Over Ober passed away in 1873 in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • John Over Ober was born in 1788 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Peter Ober And Frances Veronica Franey Forney.
  • John Over Ober passed away in 1873 in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States.

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John Ober's Ancestors

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John Ober
1788–1873
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Peter Ober
1744–1801
Londonderry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Frances (Veronica "Franey") Forney
1750–1830
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John (Ober) Sr*
1717–1792
Uebersheimer, Germany
Magdalena ("Molly") *
1720–1792
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Joseph Forney
1720–1779
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Oberer
1656–
Anna Stoffer
1658–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Oberer
1625–1695
Elsbeth Herspergerin*
1625–1671
Henrich Stoffer
1630–
Anna Buck
1634–

John Ober's Timeline

2 Records

1788
18 Oct 1788
Birth of John Over Ober in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1873
11 Mar 1873
Age 85
Death of John Over Ober in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States
Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1788
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1873
    Event Place: Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States

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