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John Rau 1759–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1759

Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1835

Death Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: George Rowe)

Mother: Mary Magdalene

Spouse(s): Susanna Spira

Children(s): Maria Rowe, John Rowe, Wilhelm Rowe, Wilhelm Rowe, Peter Rowe, Jacob Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Daniel Rowe, Peter Rowe

John Rau was born in 1759 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Friederich Rau Row Rowe And Mary Magdalene. John Rau married Susanna Spira, and had children including Daniel Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Jacob Rowe, John Rowe, Maria Catherine Rowe, Peter Rowe, Peter Sr Rowe, Wilhelm Rowe. John Rau passed away in 1835 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Rau was born in 1759 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Friederich Rau Row Rowe And Mary Magdalene.
  • John Rau married Susanna Spira, and had children including Daniel Rowe, Elizabeth Rowe, Jacob Rowe, John Rowe, Maria Catherine Rowe, Peter Rowe, Peter Sr Rowe, Wilhelm Rowe.
  • John Rau passed away in 1835 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Rowe)
1723–1780
Birth Location: , , Baden Württemberg, Germany
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Mary Magdalene
1725–1756
Birth Location: , , , Germany
MM

Spouses(s)

Susanna Spira
1764–1851
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
SS

Children(s)

Maria Rowe
1786–1826
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
MR
John Rowe
1788–1860
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wilhelm Rowe
1789–1825
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wilhelm Rowe
1789–1860
Birth Location: –
WR
Peter Rowe
1792–1792
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
PR
Jacob Rowe
1793–
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Rowe
1798–
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
ER
Daniel Rowe
1803–1825
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
DR
Peter Rowe
1796–1877
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Rau's Ancestors

Self
John Rau
1759–1835
Birth Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Friederich Rau (Row, Rowe)
1723–1780
, , Baden Württemberg, Germany
Mary Magdalene
1725–1756
, , , Germany
Grandparents
Phillip (Jacob) Rau
1695–
, , , Germany
Helena (Salome) Hermann
1700–
, , , Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rau's Descendants

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John Rau (18 Apr 1759–11 Feb 1835) m. Susanna Spira (28 Feb 1764–5 Jun 1851)
  1. 1. Maria (Catherine) Rowe 1786–1826
  2. 2. John Rowe 1788–1860
  3. 3. Wilhelm Rowe 1789–1825
  4. 4. Wilhelm Rowe 1789–1860
  5. 5. Peter Rowe 1792–1792
  6. 6. Jacob Rowe 1793–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Rowe 1798–
  8. 8. Daniel Rowe 1803–1825
  9. 9. Peter (Sr.) Rowe 1796–1877 m. Elizabeth Row 1799–1890
    1. 1. William (M) Rowe 1822–1872
    2. 2. Tobias (C) Rowe 1829–1910 m. Sarah (A) Forehepe 1837–1910
    3. 3. Daniel Rowe 1831–
    4. 4. John Rowe 1834–1922
    5. 5. Peter (Rowe) Jr. 1839–1910 m. Mary (E) Row 1842–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Shaner 1842–1938 m. Henry (Frederick) Shaner 1838–1918
      1. 1. Charles Shaner 1868–
      2. 2. George Shaner 1869–
      3. 3. Mary Shaner 1874–1974
    7. 7. Henrietta (Harriet) Rowe 1824–1912
    8. 8. Catherine Rowe 1845–1922
    9. 9. Margaret (Rowe) Kessecker 1826–
    10. 10. Susannah Wolf 1832–1904 m. D (S) Wolf 1830–1895
      1. 1. Sarah (E.) Wolf 1861–1864
      2. 2. Will Wolfe 1872–1927 m. Annie Wolf 1879– m. Onnie Woll 1879–1946
        1. 1. Maria Wolf 1891–1965 m. Joseph (Antoine Oswald) COSSETTE 1899– m. Ira (Franklin) Dabler 1898–1965
        2. 2. Arnold Wolf 1900–1932 m. Zola 1902– m. Rhoda (Myrtle) Woirhaye 1911–1980
      3. 3. Frank Wolf 1868–1870
      4. 4. Anna (Belle) Wolf 1863–1922
      5. 5. John (Calvin) Wolf 1857–1884
      6. 6. Mary (Catherine) Wolf\Wolfe 1853–1928 m. John (Alexander) Keesaman 1845–1904
        1. 1. Alpha 1888–1971
        2. 2. Elmo 1877–1957
        3. 3. John (Blair) Keesaman 1883–1963
        4. 4. Guy 1893–1982
        5. 5. Leona (Grace) Keesaman 1891–1919
        6. 6. Vern Phillips 1896–1958 m. Bartley Phillips 1896–1958
        7. 7. Eva (E.) Green 1874–1942 m. Ernest (H) Green 1872–1942
        8. 8. Anna (Leota) Keesaman 1872–1951 m. Andrew Anderson 1862–1944
        9. 9. Sara (Alta) Keesaman 1885–1887
        10. 10. Keesaman 1899–
      7. 7. Samuel Wolf 1854–1939 m. Nettie (Jeanette) Sudsbury 1861–1950
        1. 1. Maude (Viola) Wolfe 1882–1884
        2. 2. Nettie (Ethel) Wolfe 1894–1914
        3. 3. Mary (V) Todd 1901–1972 m. Robert (H. Duane) Todd 1899–1957
        4. 4. Homer Wolfe 1897–1980 m. Anna Wolfe 1897–1970
        5. 5. Alpha Wolfe 1884–1979 m. Ella (Nora) Wolfe 1891–1994
    11. 11. Mary Row 1826–1913 m. George Sudsbery 1825–1899
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine "Lizzie") Sudsbery 1856–1918 m. Frederick Harter 1849–1930
        1. 1. Jessie (May) Harter 1889–1966
        2. 2. Milton (Alvin) Harter 1884–1967
        3. 3. Elmer (George) Harter 1882–1980
      2. 2. Anna (N.) Sudsbury 1863–1895 m. Richard ("Dick" A) Taylor 1849–
      3. 3. Peter Sudsbury 1870–1913
      4. 4. Laura (Belle) Sudsbury 1857–1918 m. David ("Frank" Franklin) McClintock 1856–1909
        1. 1. Maybell Mcclintock 1887–1971
        2. 2. Daisy (B) McClintock 1885–1967
        3. 3. Nellie (Lorain) McClintock 1880–1963
        4. 4. Roy McClintock 1881–1889
      5. 5. Nora Sudsbury –1913
      6. 6. William (H.) Sudsbury 1852–1931 m. Arabell Weaver 1849– m. Sarah Carlyle 1855–
      7. 7. George (Elmer) Sudsberry 1867–1957 m. Bessie (E.) Sudsberry 1870–1949
        1. 1. Marvin (Luther) Sudsberry 1895–1973 m. Margaret (Kathryne) Cross 1897–1983
        2. 2. Donald (B) Sudsberry 1898–1979 m. Nellie (M) Sudsburry 1897–1985
      8. 8. Nettie (Jeanette) Sudsbury 1861–1950 m. Samuel Wolf 1854–1939

John Rau's Timeline

4 Records

1759
18 Apr 1759
Birth of John Rau in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
14 Feb 1835
Age 76
Death of John Rau in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
10 February 1835
Age 76
Death of John Rau in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
11 Feb 1835
Age 76
Death of John Rau in Reading, Burkes, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Burkes, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1835
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Reading, Burkes, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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