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Sarah Zavitz 1793 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1793

Birth Location: Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 14 Dec 1868

Death Location: Sherkston, Welland, Ontario, Canada

Father: Jacob Zavitz

Mother: Catherine Learn

Spouse(s): Jacob Sherk

Children(s): George Sherk, Elizabeth Sherk, Abraham Sherk, Catherine Sherk, Benjamin Sherk, Andrew Sherk, Rebecca Sherk, Henry Sherk, Mary Sherk, Peter Sherk, Sarah Sherk

In 1793, Sarah Zavitz entered the world in Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada, born to Jacob Zavitz and Catherine Learn. Sarah Zavitz married Jacob Sherk, and had children including George Sherk, Elizabeth Sherk, Abraham Sherk, Catherine Sherk, Benjamin Sherk, Andrew Sherk, Rebecca Sherk, Henry Sherk, Mary Sherk, Peter Sherk, Sarah Sherk. Sarah Zavitz passed away in 1868 in Sherkston, Welland, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Sarah Zavitz entered the world in Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada, born to Jacob Zavitz and Catherine Learn.
  • Sarah Zavitz married Jacob Sherk, and had children including George Sherk, Elizabeth Sherk, Abraham Sherk, Catherine Sherk, Benjamin Sherk, Andrew Sherk, Rebecca Sherk, Henry Sherk, Mary Sherk, Peter Sherk, Sarah Sherk.
  • Sarah Zavitz passed away in 1868 in Sherkston, Welland, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Zavitz
1752 – 1815
Birth Location: Tannersville, Northampton, Monroe Cnty, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Learn
1760 – 1856
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Sherk
1788 – 1847
Birth Location: Welland County, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

George Sherk
1814 – 1902
Birth Location: Welland, , Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Sherk
1817 – 1897
Birth Location: Welland, , Ontario, Canada
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Abraham Sherk
1819 – 1902
Birth Location: Welland, , Ontario, Canada
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Catherine Sherk
1819 – 1858
Birth Location: Welland, , Ontario, Canada
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Benjamin Sherk
1820 – 1886
Birth Location: Welland, Ontario, Canada
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Andrew Sherk
1822 – 1910
Birth Location: Welland, , Ontario, Canada
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Rebecca Sherk
1822 – 1901
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Henry Sherk
1825 – 1898
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Mary Sherk
1826 – 1917
Birth Location: Welland, Ontario, Canada
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Peter Sherk
1830 – 1895
Birth Location: Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Sherk
1834 – 1909
Birth Location: Welland, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Zavitz's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Zavitz
1793 – 1868
Birth Place: Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Jacob Zavitz
1752 – 1815
Tannersville, Northampton, Monroe Cnty, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Learn
1760 – 1856
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Zavitz
1728 – 1800
Center Valley, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States,
Magdalena
1730 – 1765
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Joannes (Martinus "John Martin") Learn
1719 – 1781
Heiligenstein, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Catharina Habenschus
1730 – 1781
Germany, or, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Jürgen Zavitz
1695 – 1759
Barbara Baer
1702 – 1766
Casper Learner
1698 – 1773
Maria Meyer
1698 – 1743
Johann Habenschuss
1700 – 1760
Annae Mariae
1700 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Zeitz
1670 – 1739
Catharina Wendelborn
1670 –

Sarah Zavitz's Descendants

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Sarah Zavitz (14 Jul 1793 – 14 Dec 1868) m. Jacob Sherk (1788 – 13 Nov 1847)
  1. 1. George Sherk (23 Mar 1814 – 20 Nov 1902)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Sherk (09 Apr 1817 – 22 Dec 1897)
  3. 3. Abraham Sherk (1819 – 20 Nov 1902)
  4. 4. Catherine Sherk (14 Mar 1819 – 09 Dec 1858)
  5. 5. Benjamin Sherk (11 Nov 1820 – 27 Apr 1886)
  6. 6. Andrew Sherk (17 Jan 1822 – 11 Oct 1910)
  7. 7. Rebecca Sherk (16 Feb 1822 – 16 Jul 1901)
  8. 8. Henry Sherk (1825 – 02 Sep 1898)
  9. 9. Mary Sherk (24 Nov 1826 – 03 Jun 1917)
  10. 10. Peter Sherk (16 Aug 1830 – 04 Jun 1895)
  11. 11. Sarah Sherk (01 Jan 1834 – 30 Mar 1909)

Sarah Zavitz's Timeline

2 Records

1793
14 Jul 1793
Birth of Sarah Zavitz in Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada
Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada
1868
14 Dec 1868
Age 75
Death of Sarah Zavitz in Sherkston, Welland, Ontario, Canada
Sherkston, Welland, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1793
    Event Place: Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Sherkston, Welland, Ontario, Canada
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