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William Rockefeller 1731 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1731

Birth Location: Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Father: Johan Rockefeller

Mother: Elizabeth Renkel

Spouse(s): Magdalina Quick

Children(s): Andrew Rockefeller

William Rockefeller was born in 1731 in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, the child of Johan Peter Rockefeller and Elizabeth Christina Renkel. William Rockefeller married Magdalina Quick, and had children including Andrew Rockefeller. William Rockefeller passed away in 1785 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • William Rockefeller was born in 1731 in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, the child of Johan Peter Rockefeller and Elizabeth Christina Renkel.
  • William Rockefeller married Magdalina Quick, and had children including Andrew Rockefeller.
  • William Rockefeller passed away in 1785 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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William Rockefeller's Ancestors

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William Rockefeller
1731 – 1785
Birth Place: Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey
Parents
Johan Peter Rockefeller
1681 – 1766
Segendorf, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elizabeth (Christina) Renkel
1700 – 1730
Germany
Grandparents
Johannes (Peter) Rockefeller
1634 – 1684
Rockenfeld, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elizabeth (Magaretha) Remegen
1659 – 1719
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Goddard Rockenfeller
1590 – 1684
Magdalena Goddard
1592 – 1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rockefeller's Descendants

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William Rockefeller (Jan 1731 – 1785) m. Magdalina Quick
  1. 1. Andrew Rockefeller (1763 – 1811)

William Rockefeller's Timeline

2 Records

1731
Jan 1731
Birth of William Rockefeller in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey
Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey
1785
1785
Age 54
Death of William Rockefeller in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1731
    Event Place: Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 113 : 1914

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