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Jacob Hochstetler

Ancestry of
Jacob Hochstetler

(c1712–a1776)

    Jacob Hochstetler

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    • 1st Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • 1 
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    • Birth Date:
    • ABT 1712 
    • Birth Location:
    • prob. Switzerland 
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    • Death Date:
    • BY 17 Feb 1776 
    • Death Location:
    • prob. Berks County, Pennsylvania 
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    • Notes: 

    • The Jacob Hochstetler who arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aboard the Harle in 1736 is not the same man as this Jacob Hochstetler. This Jacob Hochstetler is now believed to have arrived at Philadelphia 09 NOV 1738 aboard the Charming Nancy at the age of 26.

      Jacob Hochstetler's first wife was killed by Indians 19 SEP 1757. It is said her name may have been Miss Lorentz.

  • Marriages for Jacob Hochstetler

    • Spouse:
    • Anna - - - - - -
    • Marriage Date:
    • AFT 19 Sep 1757

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  • Sources for Jacob Hochstetler

    • 1 Hostetler, Rev. Harvey, Descendants of Barbara Hochstedler and Christian Stutzman, Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House (1938), 4-5, 24-34.
    • 2 Hostetler, Rev. Harvey, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler: The Immigrant of 1736, Elgin, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House (1912), 75.