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William Jacob Sowers 1740–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Father: Jacob SAUER

Mother: Mary Sellers

Spouse(s): Catharina Shirley

Children(s): Michael Sowers

In 1740, William Jacob Sowers entered the world in Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Jacob Christoph Sowers Sauer And Mary Sellers. William Jacob Sowers married Catharina Shirley, and had children including Michael Sowers. William Jacob Sowers passed away in 1825 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1740, William Jacob Sowers entered the world in Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Jacob Christoph Sowers Sauer And Mary Sellers.
  • William Jacob Sowers married Catharina Shirley, and had children including Michael Sowers.
  • William Jacob Sowers passed away in 1825 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob SAUER
1710–1781
Birth Location: Germany
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Mary Sellers
1720–1781
Birth Location: Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catharina Shirley
1740–1834
Birth Location: Littletown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Michael Sowers
1762–1859
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Sowers's Ancestors

Self
William Sowers
1740–1825
Birth Place: Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Christoph SOWERS SAUER
1710–1781
Germany
Mary Sellers
1720–1781
Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Hanss (Jerg) Sauer
1672–1725
Genkingen, Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Katherine (Barbara) Pfahlen
1670–1780
Hohenacker, Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sowers's Descendants

1.
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William (Jacob) Sowers (1740–1825) m. Catharina Shirley (1740–1834)
  1. 1. Michael Sowers 1762–1859 m. Dorothy Cox 1768–1850
    1. 1. Anna (Maria) Sowers 1790–1850 m. George (Henry) Luckenbaugh 1788–1850
      1. 1. Henry Luckenbach 1803–1874 m. Rebecca Winters 1806–1872
        1. 1. Lovina Luckenbaugh 1828–1897 m. Henry Lucabaugh 1829–1905

William Sowers's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Jacob Sowers in Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1825
1825
Age 85
Death of William Jacob Sowers in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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