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John Jacob Pfeiffer 1730 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1730

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 21 May 1798

Death Location: Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johan Pfeiffer

Mother: Maria Streeder

Spouse(s): Catharina UNVERSAGT

Children(s): Susanna Peiffer

The story of John Jacob Pfeiffer began in 1730 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. John Jacob Pfeiffer married Catharina Margaretha UNVERSAGT, and had children including Susanna Maria Peiffer. John Jacob Pfeiffer passed away in 1798 in Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Jacob Pfeiffer began in 1730 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • John Jacob Pfeiffer married Catharina Margaretha UNVERSAGT, and had children including Susanna Maria Peiffer.
  • John Jacob Pfeiffer passed away in 1798 in Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johan Pfeiffer
1711 – 1781
Birth Location: Basel, Basel Town, Switzerland
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Maria Streeder
1700 – 1781
Birth Location: Preutschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
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Spouses(s)

Catharina UNVERSAGT
1735 – 1792
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Susanna Peiffer
1773 – 1833
Birth Location: Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Pfeiffer's Ancestors

Self
John Pfeiffer
1730 – 1798
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Johan Jacob Pfeiffer
1711 – 1781
Basel, Basel Town, Switzerland
Maria (Catharina) Streeder
1700 – 1781
Preutschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Grandparents
Maria (Agness Moschinger) Phifer
1688 – 1733
Basel, Basel-Town, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Hans Moschinger
1648 – 1688
Elsbeth Buser
1660 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Möschingers
1618 – 1661
Catharina VOELMY
1606 – 1648
Ulrich Buser
1626 – 1672
Barbel Buergi
1630 – 1705

John Pfeiffer's Descendants

1.
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John (Jacob) Pfeiffer (1 May 1730 – 21 May 1798) m. Catharina (Margaretha) UNVERSAGT (28 November 1735 – 2 Feb 1792)
  1. 1. Susanna (Maria) Peiffer (20 May 1773 – 4 Feb 1833)
    1. 1. Jacob (David) Moyer (26 Sep 1793 – 28 August 1859) m. Sarah Persing (1796 – 21 Oct 1881)
      1. 1. Jacob Moyer (20 Dec 1813 – 15 Nov 1882)
      2. 2. Susanna (M) Moyer (23 February 1823 – 27 July 1899)
      3. 3. Nathaniel Moyer (1825 – )
      4. 4. David (H) Moyer (1 March 1828 – 4 February 1897) m. Catharine (Ann) Cherry (6 Sep 1823 – 28 Aug 1895)
        1. 1. Clara (E) Moyer (11 Aug 1854 – 25 Mar 1917) m. William (Joseph) Gass (29 Aug 1845 – 27 Jan 1941)
      5. 5. Lavina (Moyer) Cherry (9 July 1832 – 30 May 1900)
      6. 6. Sabrina Moyer (9 July 1832 – 30 May 1900)
      7. 7. Mahala Moyer (20 July 1840 – 20 June 1921)

John Pfeiffer's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1 May 1730
Birth of John Jacob Pfeiffer in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1798
21 May 1798
Age 68
Death of John Jacob Pfeiffer in Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1730
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1798
    Event Place: Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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