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Joseph Zavitz 1754 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1807

Death Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Abraham Zavitz

Mother: Elizabeth Heiser

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Remey

Children(s): Elizabeth Zavitz, Benjamin Zavitz, Joseph Zavitz, Moses Zavitz

In 1754, Joseph Zavitz entered the world in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Abraham Zavitz and Elizabeth Gintz Heiser. Joseph Zavitz married Elizabeth Remey, and had children including Elizabeth Zavitz, Benjamin Zavitz, Joseph Zavitz, Moses Zavitz. Joseph Zavitz passed away in 1807 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Joseph Zavitz entered the world in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Abraham Zavitz and Elizabeth Gintz Heiser.
  • Joseph Zavitz married Elizabeth Remey, and had children including Elizabeth Zavitz, Benjamin Zavitz, Joseph Zavitz, Moses Zavitz.
  • Joseph Zavitz passed away in 1807 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Joseph Zavitz's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Zavitz
1754 – 1807
Birth Place: Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Abraham Zavitz
1727 – 1777
Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Gintz) Heiser
1727 – 1749
Perkiomen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jürgen ("George" Samuel) Zavitz
1695 – 1759
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Barbara Baer
1702 – 1766
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Great-Grandparents
Johann Zeitz
1670 – 1739
Catharina Wendelborn
1670 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Zavitz's Descendants

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Joseph Zavitz (1754 – 1807) m. Elizabeth Remey (30 Jun 1768 – )
  1. 1. Elizabeth Zavitz (27 Feb 1782 – 20 Sep 1851)
  2. 2. Benjamin Zavitz (1786 – 1850)
  3. 3. Joseph Zavitz (1790 – 1841)
  4. 4. Moses Zavitz (1799 – 23 Sep 1854)

Joseph Zavitz's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Joseph Zavitz in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
1807
1807
Age 53
Death of Joseph Zavitz in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

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