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MAGDALENA HESS 1717–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1717

Birth Location: Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAGE

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Hans Hess

Mother: Magdelena Zindell

Spouse(s): HENRY STAUFFER

Children(s): Mary Stauffer

In 1717, MAGDALENA HESS entered the world in Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAGE, born to Hans John Ulrich Hess And Magdelena Zindell. MAGDALENA HESS married Henry Jacob Stauffer, and had children including Mary Magdalena Stauffer. MAGDALENA HESS passed away in 1792 in Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1717, MAGDALENA HESS entered the world in Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAGE, born to Hans John Ulrich Hess And Magdelena Zindell.
  • MAGDALENA HESS married Henry Jacob Stauffer, and had children including Mary Magdalena Stauffer.
  • MAGDALENA HESS passed away in 1792 in Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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MAGDALENA HESS's Ancestors

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MAGDALENA HESS
1717–1792
Birth Place: Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAGE
Parents
Hans (John) Ulrich Hess
1683–1733
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Magdelena Zindell
1688–1767
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Grandparents
Samuel (Honegger Hess) (Haass)
1657–1744
Wald, Zürich, Switzerland
Barbel (Reimann) Hess
1661–1769
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Hans (Haass)
1617–1668
Barbel Hess
1619–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MAGDALENA HESS's Descendants

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MAGDALENA HESS (28 Mar 1717–1792) m. HENRY (JACOB) STAUFFER (28 Mar 1717–1784)
  1. 1. Mary (Magdalena) Stauffer 1744–1799 m. Johan (Peter "Peter") Mohr 1739–1796
    1. 1. Anna (Barbara) Mohr 1765–1840 m. George (Frederick) Decker 1757–1816
      1. 1. Leah Decker 1809–1872 m. William Rutherford 1800–1882
        1. 1. Henry (Decker) Rutherford 1850–1922 m. Susanna Portner 1854–1921
        2. 2. John (Decker) Rutherford 1834–1922
        3. 3. Levi (Decker) Rutherford 1841–1911
        4. 4. William (Decker) Rutherford 1844–
        5. 5. Leah Rutherford 1836–
      2. 2. John Decker 1800–1877
      3. 3. Barbara (Decker) (Stock) 1796–1860
      4. 4. Susan Decker 1795–
      5. 5. Christina Decker 1793–1855
      6. 6. Peter Decker 1790–1857
      7. 7. Catherina Decker 1788–
      8. 8. Frederick Decker 1789–1842
      9. 9. Phillip Decker 1795–1842

MAGDALENA HESS's Timeline

2 Records

1717
28 Mar 1717
Birth of MAGDALENA HESS in Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAGE
Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAGE
1792
1792
Age 75
Death of MAGDALENA HESS in Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1717
    Event Place: Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAGE

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

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