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William Hess 1790–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1790

Birth Location: Bethel, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 2 Oct 1876

Death Location: Dott, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Abraham Hess

Mother: Ann Fisher

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The story of William Hess began in 1790 in Bethel, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. William Hess passed away in 1876 in Dott, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hess began in 1790 in Bethel, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • William Hess passed away in 1876 in Dott, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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William Hess's Ancestors

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William Hess
1790–1876
Birth Place: Bethel, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Abraham Hess
1762–1821
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Ann (Elizabeth) Fisher
1769–1834
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Johann (Balthasar) Heiß
1717–1800
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Ludwigshafen am Rhein Stadtkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Catharina (Barbara) Röllinger
1720–1789
Johann (Wilhelm) Fisher
1737–1806
Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
Mary (Frances) Kuhl
1740–1828
Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Hess
1675–1739
Anna Heim
1687–1743
Peter Fisher
1698–1775
Anna Fisher
1701–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1790
31 Dec 1790
Birth of William Hess in Bethel, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Bethel, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
1876
2 Oct 1876
Age 86
Death of William Hess in Belfast, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States
Belfast, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1790
    Event Place: Bethel, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Belfast, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dott, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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