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Michael Hess 1715–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1715

Birth Location: Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 5 Mar 1760

Death Location: Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Hans Hess

Mother: Maria Hess

Spouse(s): Barbara Kryter)

Children(s): Abraham Hess, Jacob Hess, Christian Hess, Bish. Hess, Barbara Hess, Michael Hess, John Hess, John Hess, David Hess, Ursula Hess

Michael Hess was born in 1715 in Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Hans Hess And Maria Magdelena Gaberlins Hess. In 1759, Michael Hess resided in Conestogo, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania. Michael Hess married Barbara Anna Greiter Sp Kryter, and had children including Abraham Hess, Barbara Hess, Bish Samuel Kryter Hess, Christian Hess, David Hess, Jacob Hess, John Hess, Michael Hess, Ursula Hess. Michael Hess passed away in 1760 in Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Michael Hess was born in 1715 in Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Hans Hess And Maria Magdelena Gaberlins Hess.
  • In 1759, Michael Hess resided in Conestogo, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania.
  • Michael Hess married Barbara Anna Greiter Sp Kryter, and had children including Abraham Hess, Barbara Hess, Bish Samuel Kryter Hess, Christian Hess, David Hess, Jacob Hess, John Hess, Michael Hess, Ursula Hess.
  • Michael Hess passed away in 1760 in Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Hess's Ancestors

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Michael Hess
1715–1760
Birth Place: Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Hans Hess
1683–1733
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Maria (Magdelena Gäberlins) Hess
1688–1767
Wald, Bern, Zurich, Switzerland
Grandparents
Samuel (Honegger) Hess
1657–1744
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Anna (Barbel “Barbara”) Reimann
1661–1769
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Hans Hess
1615–1688
Christian GGF
1620–1684
Margaretha Gubler
1637–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Sr.
1598–1667
Anna Deckelmann
1599–1669
Hans Gubler
1611–1730
Elssbeth* Rietman
1613–1637

Michael Hess's Descendants

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Michael Hess (22 Apr 1715–5 Mar 1760) m. Barbara (Anna Greiter(? Sp.) Kryter) (08 Feb 1721–1 Feb 1790)
  1. 1. Abraham Hess 1741–1828 m. Christina (R) Kryter 1745–
    1. 1. Peter (Martin) Hess 1769–1849 m. Nancy ((Mathias)) Mathews 1770–1841
      1. 1. Peter (Martin) Hess 1791–1860 m. Charity Clarke 1794–1876
        1. 1. Bailey (S.) Hess 1842–1923 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Brown 1844–1925
  2. 2. Jacob Hess 1748–
  3. 3. Christian Hess 1751–1848
  4. 4. Bish. (Samuel Kryter) Hess 1753–1819
  5. 5. Barbara Hess 1755–1778
  6. 6. Michael Hess 1757–1820
  7. 7. John Hess 1739–1741
  8. 8. John Hess 1743–1818
  9. 9. David Hess 1746–1815
  10. 10. Ursula Hess 1755–1830

Michael Hess's Timeline

4 Records

1715
22 Apr 1715
Birth of Michael Hess in Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1759
Abt 1759
Age 44
Michael Hess resided here in Conestogo, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania
Conestogo, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania
1759
16 Aug 1759
Age 44
Michael Hess - Probate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1760
5 Mar 1760
Age 45
Death of Michael Hess in Hans Hess Family Cemetary, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Hans Hess Family Cemetary, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1715
    Event Place: Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1759
    Event Place: Conestogo, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908 ; Index to Wills, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1760
    Event Place: Hans Hess Family Cemetary, Pequea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908 ; Index to Wills, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1759
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908 ; Index to Wills, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills

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