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Wilhelm Hess 1578 – 1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: 1605

Death Location: Bern, Switzerland

Father: Wilhelm Hess

Mother: Anna Lener

Spouse(s): Barbara Christen

Children(s): Johannes Heß

The story of Wilhelm Hess began in 1578 in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland. Wilhelm Hess married Barbara Christen, and had children including Johannes Heß. Wilhelm Hess passed away in 1605 in Bern, Switzerland.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilhelm Hess began in 1578 in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Wilhelm Hess married Barbara Christen, and had children including Johannes Heß.
  • Wilhelm Hess passed away in 1605 in Bern, Switzerland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilhelm Hess
1555 – 1605
Birth Location: Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
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Anna Lener
1562 – 1598
Birth Location: Sumiswald, , Bern, Switzerland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Christen
1577 – 1609
Birth Location: Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
BC

Children(s)

Johannes Heß
1600 –
Birth Location: Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
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Wilhelm Hess's Ancestors

Self
Wilhelm Hess
1578 – 1605
Birth Place: Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
Parents
Wilhelm Albert Matthias Hess
1555 – 1605
Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
Anna Lener
1562 – 1598
Sumiswald, , Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
Anna (Margaretha) Gernand
1530 –
Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
Adelheid (Margaretha) Kuntz
1546 – 1584
Wald, Zürich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Johannis Kuntz
1526 – 1584
Elsa Knecht
1516 – 1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adelhaid Kuntz
1500 – 1526
Kuntz
1494 –
Christian Knecht
1500 –
Anna Mueller
1502 – 1565

Wilhelm Hess's Descendants

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Wilhelm Hess (1578 – 1605) m. Barbara Christen (31 Dec 1577 – 1609)
  1. 1. Johannes Heß (6 Apr 1600 – ) m. Anna (Maria (Anna Magdalena)) Kaler (abt 1603 – )
    1. 1. Christian Hess (8 Nov 1640 – bef 1718) m. *Verena NIFFENEGGER (1648 – )
      1. 1. *Hans (Georg) Hess (1 Jul 1675 – Aft. 1720) m. Anna (Barbara) Fluckiger (25 Mar 1625 – 23 Mar 1717)
        1. 1. Catherina (Anna Margaretha HESS HESSEY (SCHULER) 1695 93 . .) . (20 Feb 1695 OR JUL1693 OR 25DEC1700 – Aug 1754) m. Johann (Georg) Schuler (1655 – 1726)

Wilhelm Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Wilhelm Hess in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland
1605
1605
Age 27
Death of Wilhelm Hess in Bern, Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Bern, Switzerland
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