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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- 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"
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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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