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Nicholas Hess 1821–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1821

Birth Location: Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany

Death Date: 1 Mar 1885

Death Location: Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA

Father: Nicholas Hess

Mother: Anna Schild

Spouse(s): Anna Portz

Children(s): Anna Hess

Nicholas Hess was born in 1821 in Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany, the child of Nicholas Hess And Anna Sophia Schild. Nicholas Hess married Anna Maria Mary Portz, and had children including Anna Annie V Hess. Nicholas Hess passed away in 1885 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Hess was born in 1821 in Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany, the child of Nicholas Hess And Anna Sophia Schild.
  • Nicholas Hess married Anna Maria Mary Portz, and had children including Anna Annie V Hess.
  • Nicholas Hess passed away in 1885 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA.

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Nicholas Hess's Ancestors

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Nicholas Hess
1821–1885
Birth Place: Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Parents
Nicholas Hess
1793–1861
Fremersdorf, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
Anna (Sophia) Schild
1794–1869
Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Grandparents
Johann Hess
1733–
Fremersdorf, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
Eva Caspar
1754–1818
Mechern, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Johann Schild
1757–1806
Hüttersdorf, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
Elisabeth Seiler
1757–
Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Nicholas Hess's Descendants

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Nicholas Hess (25 Sep 1821–1 Mar 1885) m. Anna (Maria (Mary)) Portz (19 May 1824–27 Jan 1912)
  1. 1. Anna ((Annie) V.) Hess 1865–1948 m. Thomas (Francis B. Armstrong) Sr. 1863–1936
    1. 1. Anna (A) Armstrong 1891– m. Edward (J) Kenyon 1891–1963
      1. 1. Doris (M) Kenyon 1917–2001 m. Walter (F) Jonak 1915–1985
        1. 1. Barbara (J) Jonak 1941–1997

Nicholas Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1821
25 Sep 1821
Birth of Nicholas Hess in Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
1885
1 Mar 1885
Age 64
Death of Nicholas Hess in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1821
    Event Place: Tholey, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA

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