Johann Jacob Kuntz

Brief Life History of Johann Jacob

When Johann Jacob Kuntz was born on 19 February 1692, in Niederbronn-les-Bains, Bas-Rhin, France, his father, Johann George Kuntz, was 37 and his mother, Anna Catharina Mueller, was 34. He married Anna Margaretha Pfalzgraf on 22 September 1719, in Bas-Rhin, France. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in 1738. In 1719, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as schumacher [ie. shoemaker] given as occupation in the baptismal records of his children from 1719-1736 in Niederbronn-les-Bains, Bas-Rhin, France. He died on 15 September 1754, in Boyertown, Colebrookdale Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 62, and was buried in Boyertown, Colebrookdale Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Johann Jacob Kuntz
1692–1754
Anna Margaretha Pfalzgraf
1695–1738
Marriage: 22 September 1719
Johann Jacob Kuntz
1719–1796
Gerhart Kuntz
1736–
Jacob Kunzly " or" Kinsley
1721–1778
Johann Bernhard Kuntz
1723–1807
Anna Maria Christina Kuntz
1727–1789
Maria Catharina Kuntz
1730–1786
Catharina Barbara Kuntz
1730–1809
Johann George Kuntz
1734–1766
Johannes Kuntz
1736–1754

Sources (36)

  • John Jacob Kuntz, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • John Jacob Kuntz, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • John Jacob Kuntz in entry for Susanna Klein, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (2)

1700 · French Monarchy

The French monarchy started way before the 1700s, but for the most part the major events of history took place during this time before the French Revolution started. This was known as the Bourbon Dynasty. Louis XIV the Great, Louis XV the Beloved, Louis XVI the Restorer of French Liberty, and Louis XVII all reigned during this time.

1752

Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Name Meaning

German: variant of Kunz and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This form of the surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Americanized or Germanized form of Czech, Polish, Slovenian, Slovak, or Croatian Kunc .

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

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Early history of Kuntz family in America

From the Hill Church Record, Oley Hills, Pike Township, Berks County, in collections of Pennsylvania, Historical Society Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: "The ancestor of this family was John Jac …

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