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Rachel Jacob 1740–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 October 1740

Birth Location: Westminster Par, Anne Arundel, MD, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1778

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Jacob

Mother: Hannah Howard

Spouse(s): Benjamin Gaither

Children(s):

Rachel Jacob was born in 1740 in Westminster Par, Anne Arundel, MD, USA, the child of Richard Jacob And Hannah Dorsey Howard. Rachel Jacob married Benjamin Gaither. Rachel Jacob passed away in 1778 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Rachel Jacob was born in 1740 in Westminster Par, Anne Arundel, MD, USA, the child of Richard Jacob And Hannah Dorsey Howard.
  • Rachel Jacob married Benjamin Gaither.
  • Rachel Jacob passed away in 1778 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Jacob's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Jacob
1740–1778
Birth Place: Westminster Par, Anne Arundel, MD, USA
Parents
Richard Jacob
1697–1779
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Hannah (Dorsey) Howard
1701–1777
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Howard
1680–1736
South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
margery
1680–1704
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Howard
1609–1659
Ann
1610–1640
Edward Jr
1643–1705
Sarah Wyatt
1650–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howard
1578–1642
Elizabeth Lock
1585–
Richard Hall
1575–1645
lee loveland
1580–1645
Edward DNA1
1620–1659
Ann
1610–
Nicholas DNA
1625–1673
Damaris
1623–1673

Rachel Jacob's Timeline

2 Records

1740
18 October 1740
Birth of Rachel Jacob in Westminster Par, Anne Arundel, MD, USA
Westminster Par, Anne Arundel, MD, USA
1778
26 Jan 1778
Age 38
Death of Rachel Jacob in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 October 1740
    Event Place: Westminster Par, Anne Arundel, MD, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6584.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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