Waterloo Region Generations
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Jacob Shoemaker[1]

Male 1708 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Jacob Shoemaker 
    Born 31 Mar 1708  Pfalz, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00112-6997 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I4867  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1680, Of, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Kunder,   b. Abt 1680, Of, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Schueler,   b. 19 Feb 1719, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1789  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1740  [1
    Children 
     1. Michael Shoemaker,   b. 27 Mar 1742, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1828  (Age 86 years)
     2. George Shoemaker,   b. 1 Oct 1743, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1821, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Gertrude Shoemaker,   b. 12 Aug 1745, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1817  (Age 71 years)
     4. Catharine Shoemaker,   b. 11 May 1747, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1801  (Age 54 years)
     5. Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 12 Sep 1751, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1823  (Age 72 years)
     6. Jacob Shoemaker,   b. 27 Jul 1754, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1847, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     7. Mary Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1756, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Anna Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1849, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob Shoemaker, "the second eldest son of the old progenitor, was born in Pfaltz, Germany, March 31st, 1708. He was twenty-nine years of age when he, in company with his parents and the rest of the family came to America. After being in America for a year or so he formed an acquaintance with Susannah Schueler to whom he was married in the year 1740. She was born in Basle, Switzerland, February 19th, 1719, and died November 20th, 1789. They resided in Montgomery County, near Schiebach (Now spelled Skippack), where they had a family of eight children"


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 446.

  • Event Map
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