Jacob Wanner

1736–1818 (Age 82)
Richmond Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Jacob

When Jacob Wanner was born in 1736, in Richmond Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Hans "Martin" Wanner, was 39 and his mother, Maria Elisabetha Franck, was 36. He married Ellizabeth B Dreibelbis on 27 December 1792, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1818, in Richmond Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Richmond Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Wanner
1736–1818
Ellizabeth B Dreibelbis
1756–1816
Marriage: 27 December 1792
Abraham D. Wanner
1767–
Isaac D. Wanner
1769–
Magdalena Elizabeth Wanner
1770–1835
Anna Maria Wanner
1771–1842
David D. Wanner
1776–
Jacob Dreibelsis Wanner
1777–1823
Isaac Wanner
1778–
David Wanner
1780–1828
Peter D. Wanner
1787–1824
Son Wanner
1796–1796

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Siblings

(17)

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World Events (6)

1776
Age 40
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 40
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1780
Age 44
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.

Name Meaning

1 German: occupational name for a winnower, someone who used a winnowing basket or fan to separate grain from chaff ( see Wannemacher ).2 German: topographic name for someone who lived in a basket-shaped valley or on a basket-shaped knoll ( see Wann ), the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Wannemacher
Wann
Wenner

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