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Michael Groff 1707 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1707

Birth Location: Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Death Date: 22 Sep 1771

Death Location: Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Hans (Pioneer)

Mother: Susanna Kendig

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Herr

Children(s): Christian Groff, Eliz Groff

The story of Michael Groff began in 1707 in Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Michael Groff married Elizabeth Herr, and had children including Christian Groff, Eliz Groff. Michael Groff passed away in 1771 in Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Groff began in 1707 in Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
  • Michael Groff married Elizabeth Herr, and had children including Christian Groff, Eliz Groff.
  • Michael Groff passed away in 1771 in Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Groff's Ancestors

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Michael Groff
1707 – 1771
Birth Place: Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Parents
Hans John "Baron Von Weldon" Graf (Pioneer)
1661 – 1746
Zurich, Bezirk Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Susanna Kendig
1678 – 1746
Ittlingen, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Hans (Heinrich Graff) Hess
1627 – 1681
Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Groff's Descendants

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Michael Groff (15 Oct 1707 – 22 Sep 1771) m. Elizabeth Herr (29 Mar 1707 – 03/19/1790)
  1. 1. Christian Groff (23 Apr 1729 – 15 March 1808) m. Veronica Snavely (1731 – 21 May 1811)
    1. 1. Veronica Groff (Feb 1763 – 15 Apr 1842) m. Andrew (T) Bear (15 Sep 1759 – 9 Apr 1841)
      1. 1. CHRISTIAN BEAR (24 Mar 1783 – 2 Jun 1847) m. Mary GROFF (1788 – ) m. ELIZABETH (ANN) HOTTEL (27 Jul 1787 – 27 Mar 1847)
        1. 1. John (Henry) Bear (16 Apr 1807 – 1 Oct 1865) m. Rachel (Lessley) Crawford (24 MAY 1803 – 15 OCT 1864)
        2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Bear (14 Oct 1808 – 2 Jan 1865) m. Evlina Bear (14 March 1813 – 3 March 1880)
        3. 3. Jacob Bear (20 Jan 1810 – 16 Jul 1855)
        4. 4. Silas (Smith) Bear (18 April 1810 – 6 July 1816)
        5. 5. Harriet Bear (30 Nov 1811 – 27 Jul 1877)
        6. 6. Hester ('Hettie') Bear (abt 1814 – 18 August 1889)
        7. 7. Annie (Charlotte Margaret) Bear (9 March 1815 – 9 September 1823)
        8. 8. Harvey Bear (1 November 1816 – 8 June 1864)
        9. 9. Christian Bear (31 December 1818 – 21 August 1888) m. Margeret Bear (abt 1823 – )
  2. 2. Eliz Groff

Michael Groff's Timeline

4 Records

1707
15 Oct 1707
Birth of Michael Groff in Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1727
1727
Age 20
Michael Groff was married
None
1740
1740
Age 33
Michael Groff was married
None
1771
22 Sep 1771
Age 64
Death of Michael Groff in Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1707
    Event Place: Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1727
    Record Source: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1740

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1771
    Event Place: Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014

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