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Lydia Seitz 1800–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1800

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1866

Death Location: Melmore, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Father: Lewis Seitz

Mother: Anna Beery

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Anna Thornton, Susan Bretz, Sarah Stauffer, Barbara Bretz, Catharine Black, Noah Bretz, Infant Bretz, Magdaline Bretz, John Jr, Infant Bretz, Elizabeth Estep, Lydia Park, Rebecca Welch, Phillip Bretz

The story of Lydia Seitz began in 1800 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Lydia Seitz married John Bretz Sr, and had children including Anna Bretz Thornton, Barbara Bretz, Catharine Bretz Black, Elizabeth Bretz Estep, Infant Daughter Bretz, Infant Son Bretz, John Bretz Jr, Lydia Park, Magdaline Bretz, Noah Bretz, Phillip Bretz, Rebecca Bretz Welch, Sarah Bretz Stauffer, Susan Bretz. Lydia Seitz passed away in 1866 in Melmore, Seneca, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Seitz began in 1800 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
  • Lydia Seitz married John Bretz Sr, and had children including Anna Bretz Thornton, Barbara Bretz, Catharine Bretz Black, Elizabeth Bretz Estep, Infant Daughter Bretz, Infant Son Bretz, John Bretz Jr, Lydia Park, Magdaline Bretz, Noah Bretz, Phillip Bretz, Rebecca Bretz Welch, Sarah Bretz Stauffer, Susan Bretz.
  • Lydia Seitz passed away in 1866 in Melmore, Seneca, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Lydia Seitz's Ancestors

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Lydia Seitz
1800–1866
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lewis Seitz
1763–1823
Adelshofen, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Anna (Hunsacker) Beery
1768–1831
East Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johannes (Philipp Jacob) Seitz
1740–1793
Adelshofen, Kreis Heilbronn, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Anna (Catharina Ripp Rueb) Diehl
1741–1820
Adelshofen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
John (Bieri) Beery
1729–1809
Pequea Settlement, Pennsylvania, USA
Catharina Hunsaker
1728–1808
Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hans Jr
1700–1745
Anna Welck
1707–1755
Johannes Rueb
1710–1765
Anna Schlaug
1718–1744
Nicholas SR.
1697–1762
Barbara Miller
1707–1791
Hartmann Hunsaker
1689–1733
Anna Stirtz
1691–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Sr
1669–1734
Anna Schlauch
1671–1722
Anna Heydt
1678–1710
Johann Rueb
1697–1752
Anna Botz
1695–1758
Anna Reckner\Rugner
1680–1723
Hanss Startz\Stirtz\Stertz
1660–1697
Anna Vogel
1655–1720

Lydia Seitz's Descendants

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Lydia Seitz (3 Mar 1800–12 Oct 1866) m. John (Bretz) Sr (14 October 1794–24 July 1852)
  1. 1. Anna (Bretz) Thornton 1820–1873
  2. 2. Susan Bretz 1834–1873
  3. 3. Sarah (Bretz) Stauffer 1824–1901
  4. 4. Barbara Bretz 1836–1915
  5. 5. Catharine (Bretz) Black 1827–1864
  6. 6. Noah Bretz 1823–1823
  7. 7. Infant (Son) Bretz 1829–1829
  8. 8. Magdaline Bretz 1838–1841
  9. 9. John (Bretz) Jr 1825–1827
  10. 10. Infant (Daughter) Bretz –1843
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Bretz) Estep 1822–1848
  12. 12. Lydia Park 1831–1901
  13. 13. Rebecca (Bretz) Welch 1832–1908
  14. 14. Phillip Bretz 1765–1849 m. Elizabeth (Boetner\Burdner\Bordner (m.) Bretz) 1769–1833
    1. 1. John (Bretz) Sr 1794–1852 m. Lydia Seitz 1800–1866

Lydia Seitz's Timeline

2 Records

1800
3 Mar 1800
Birth of Lydia Seitz in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
1866
12 Oct 1866
Age 66
Death of Lydia Seitz in Seneca, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Seneca, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1800
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1866
    Event Place: Seneca, Seneca, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Melmore, Seneca, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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