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John Wentz 1793–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1793

Birth Location: Centre Co. Pa United States of America

Death Date: 12 Aug 1842

Death Location: Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johann Wentz

Mother: Maria Eicholtz

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret Wantz

John Wentz was born in 1793 in Centre Co. Pa United States of America, the child of Johann Heinrich Wentz And Maria Catharine Eicholtz. John Wentz married Margaretha Rebecca Stough, and had children including Margaret Ellen Wantz. John Wentz passed away in 1842 in Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wentz was born in 1793 in Centre Co. Pa United States of America, the child of Johann Heinrich Wentz And Maria Catharine Eicholtz.
  • John Wentz married Margaretha Rebecca Stough, and had children including Margaret Ellen Wantz.
  • John Wentz passed away in 1842 in Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wentz's Ancestors

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John Wentz
1793–1842
Birth Place: Centre Co. Pa United States of America
Parents
Johann Heinrich Wentz
1764–1816
Dover, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Maria (Catharine) Eicholtz
1771–1837
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johan (Phillip) Wentz
1732–1795
Marienthal, Rockenhausen, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Anna (Maria (Mary)) Holtzapple
1742–1815
Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Wentz
1712–1780
Anna Aschenbrenner
1701–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Wentz
1685–1768
Maria Boll
1689–1732

John Wentz's Descendants

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John Wentz (28 Apr 1793–12 Aug 1842)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Wantz 1804–1887 m. Phillip (Confer) III 1801–1889
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Confer 1828–1896
    2. 2. Lavina (S) Confer 1828–1907
    3. 3. Ezekiel (Blair) Confer 1839–1915
    4. 4. Samuel Confer 1826–1850
    5. 5. Philip (Jacob) Confer 1832–1914
    6. 6. Michael (M) Confer 1830–1910
    7. 7. Henry Confer 1835–1918
    8. 8. Philinda (Lynn "Malinda") Confer 1837–1923
    9. 9. Margaret Confer 1841–1841
    10. 10. William (Franklin "Frank") Confer 1847–1928
    11. 11. Nicholas ("Nick") Confer 1849–1906
    12. 12. Elizabeth (Ann) Confer 1853–1934
    13. 13. Jackson Confer 1855–1900
    14. 14. Emeline Confer 1845–1885
    15. 15. Isaac Confer 1823–
    16. 16. Clifford Confer 1834–1882

John Wentz's Timeline

3 Records

1793
28 Apr 1793
Birth of John Wentz in Centre Co. Pa United States of America
Centre Co. Pa United States of America
1793
25 May 1793
John Wentz was baptized in Dover, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Dover, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1842
12 Aug 1842
Age 49
Death of John Wentz in Howard Twp. Centre Co. Pa United States of America
Howard Twp. Centre Co. Pa United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1793
    Event Place: Centre Co. Pa United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 May 1793
    Event Place: Dover, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Howard Twp. Centre Co. Pa United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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