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William Hess 1743–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1827

Death Location: Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johann (Best)

Mother: Anna Betz

Spouse(s): Anna (Hess)

Children(s): Andrew Hess, Anna Hess, Jeremiah Hess, Maria Hess

In 1743, William Hess entered the world in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johann Conrad Immigrant Hess Best And Anna Maria Immigrant Best Betz. William Hess married Anna Catharina Godhard Hess, and had children including Andrew Hess, Anna Elizabeth Hess, Jeremiah Hess, Maria Catherine Hess. William Hess passed away in 1827 in Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1743, William Hess entered the world in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johann Conrad Immigrant Hess Best And Anna Maria Immigrant Best Betz.
  • William Hess married Anna Catharina Godhard Hess, and had children including Andrew Hess, Anna Elizabeth Hess, Jeremiah Hess, Maria Catherine Hess.
  • William Hess passed away in 1827 in Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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William Hess's Ancestors

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William Hess
1743–1827
Birth Place: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johann Conrad (Immigrant) Hess (Best)
1714–1797
Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Maria (Immigrant) Best) Betz
1722–1785
Ochsenbach, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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William Hess's Descendants

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William Hess (1743–17 Feb 1827) m. Anna (Catharina Godhard) (Hess) (1740–1831)
  1. 1. Andrew Hess 1780–1853 m. Mary Hess 1778–1871
    1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Hess 1821–1890 m. Cyrus (H) Larish 1819–1892
      1. 1. Andrew (Shepherd) Larish 1842–1917 m. Lydia (A) McCarn 1844–1896 m. Catherine (Rosaline) Shultz 1852–1919
        1. 1. James (Kenney) Larish 1862–1931 m. Mary (Matilda) Roberts 1862–1914
        2. 2. Clara (Elizabeth) Larish 1883–1940
        3. 3. Anna (Rebecca) Larish 1890–
        4. 4. Fannie (Fidelia) Shultz 1870–1946
        5. 5. Emma (Jane) Fritz 1866–1957
        6. 6. Perry (Cyrus) Larish 1877–1938
        7. 7. Otto (Milton) Larish 1879–1946
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) Larish 1864–1934 m. Willard (Randolph) Park 1863–1914
        9. 9. Elizabeth Larish 1859–1940
      2. 2. Orlando (W.) Larish 1851–1931
      3. 3. Pruella (Florence) Larish 1855–1940
      4. 4. Joseph (Milton) Larish 1844–1926
      5. 5. Sara (E.) Larish 1861–1936
      6. 6. Mary Larish 1855–
    2. 2. Samuel (Hess) II 1812–1882 m. Anna Britt 1800–1854
      1. 1. Harriet (Catharine) Hess 1848–1920
        1. 1. Stanley (W) Stout 1871–1958
        2. 2. Stanley (W) Stout 1871–1958
      2. 2. Elias Hess 1836–1855
      3. 3. Richard Hess 1838–1915
      4. 4. Loretta (Delissa) Hess 1840–1925
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Hess 1844–1918
      6. 6. Matilda (Emaline) Hess 1850–1889
      7. 7. Samuel Hess 1832–
    3. 3. Sophia Hess 1802–1862
      1. 1. John (W) Diltz 1835–1921
        1. 1. Pruella (Florence 'Ella' Diltz Davis) McEwen 1877–1968
      2. 2. John (W) Diltz 1835–1921
        1. 1. Pruella (Florence) Diltz 1877–1968
      3. 3. Elizabeth Diltz 1824–1884
        1. 1. Rachel Yorks 1853–1916
    4. 4. Sara Hess 1810–1904
    5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Hess 1808–1871
    6. 6. Daniel Hess 1815–1882
    7. 7. George Hess 1813–1884
    8. 8. Jacob (S) Hess 1826–1882 m. Effie (Maria) Girton 1826–1888
      1. 1. Charles (A) Hess 1869–1870
      2. 2. Burgess (Dayton) Hess 1869–1944
      3. 3. Jesse Hess 1852–1925
      4. 4. Mary Hess 1859–
      5. 5. Sarah Hess 1861–
    9. 9. James Hess 1801–1870
    10. 10. Elisha Hess 1818–
    11. 11. Gideon Hess 1821–
    12. 12. Philip Hess 1805–1806
  2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Hess 1765–1828
  3. 3. Jeremiah Hess 1764–1819
  4. 4. Maria (Catherine) Hess 1765–1830

William Hess's Timeline

4 Records

1743
1743
Birth of William Hess in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1744
1744
Age 1
Birth of William Hess in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1827
12 February 1827
Age 84
Death of William Hess in Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1827
17 Feb 1827
Age 84
Death of William Hess in Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 353

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1827
    Event Place: Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 353

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1827
    Event Place: Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

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