Brief Life History of Johann Jacob
When Johann Jacob Fenstermacher was born on 18 March 1774, in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Johann Franz Philip Fenstermacher II, was 28 and his mother, Maria Eva Knerr, was 27. He married Eva Elizabeth Catherina Seip on 19 April 1796. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. In 1829, his occupation is listed as miller in Lowhill Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 6 March 1829, in Lowhill Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Lowhill Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Jacob Fenstamaker, "United States Census, 1810"
- Johann Jacob Fenstermacher, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
- Jacob Fenstermaker, "United States Census, 1820"
Spouse and Children
1774–1829 Male
1778–1850 Female
Children (8)
1797–1882 Female
1802–1859 Male
1805–1875 Male
1807–1875 Male
1810–1888 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1746–1807 Male
1746–1802 Female
Siblings (13)
1767–1825 Female
1768– Female
1769–1794 Male
1771– Male
1774–1829 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 2
1776
Age 2
1789
Age 15
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a window maker, from Middle High German venster (from Latin fenestra), German Fenster ‘window’ + Middle High German macher, German Macher ‘maker’. See also Fenster .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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