From Castles to America » Jeremiah Hess Jr. (1791-1877)

Personal data Jeremiah Hess Jr. 

  • He was born on November 19, 1791 in Easton, Northampton Co.Pennsylvania.
  • Alternative: He was born on November 19, 1791.
  • (Settled in) in the year 1827 in Salem, Luzerne Co.Pennsylvania.
  • (Moved to Wapwallopen) in With parents when 12 years old.
  • (Source 1) in History of Wapwallopen Region Pg 55.
  • He died on February 24, 1877 in Salem, Luzerne Co.Pennsylvania, he was 85 years old.
    Oorzaak: Beach Haven Cemetery,Luzerne Co.Pennsylvania
  • Alternative: He died in the year 1880, he was 88 years old.
  • He is buried on February 26, 1877 in Beach Haven, Luzerne Co.Pennsylvania.
  • Alternative: He is buried in the year 1880 in Beach Haven, Luzerne Co.Pennsylvania.
  • This information was last updated on June 2, 2015.

Household of Jeremiah Hess Jr.

He is married to Mary Catherine Fenstermacher.

They got married on January 2, 1814 at Luzerne Co.Pennsylvania, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Philip Hess  1814-1888 
  2. Stephen Hess  1816-1816
  3. Susanna Hess  1817-1881 
  4. John William Hess  1819-1882 
  5. Mary Magdalena Polly Hess  1822-< 1920 
  6. Jeremiah M. Hess  1823-1895 
  7. Nathan Hess  1825-???? 
  8. Aaron W. Hess  1827-1911 
  9. Elizabeth Hess  1829-????
  10. Reuben Harry Hess  1831-1914 
  11. Catherine Hess  1835-????


Notes about Jeremiah Hess Jr.

Easton, Northampton Co.PennsylvaniaJeremiah and Mary (Fenstermacher) Hess. The father was born in Easton, Penn., and came from there to Luzerne County with his parents, when a boy. He bought a mill property at Wapwallopen, and operated it about eight or nine years; then traded it for a farm in Salem township, and later bought another place, part of which he sold, and for the last twenty or twenty-five years led a retired life. He was twice married; first to Mary Fenstermacher, who bore him ten children, eight of whom are living: Philip, near Fairmount Springs, Luzerne County; J. M., our subject; Nathan, in New Columbus, Luzerne County; Aaron W., in Mifflinville; Reuben, in Town of Bloomsburg; Polly, wife of Thomas BRADY, in Salem Township, Luzerne County; Elizabeth, wife of Charles Hill, also in Salem Township, Luzerne County, and Catherine, wife of Reuben Hill, in Dixon, Lee County, Ill. The deceased are Susan, wife of John Fenstermacher, and John. Jeremiah HESS died in 1877; his first wife died in 1857, and both are buried in Beach Haven Cemetery, Luzerne County. Our subject was six weeks old when his parents moved to Salem Township, and there he was reared to farm life.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jeremiah Hess

Jeremiah Hess
1791-1877

1814

Mary Catherine Fenstermacher
1797-1858

Philip Hess
1814-1888
Stephen Hess
1816-1816
Susanna Hess
1817-1881
John William Hess
1819-1882
Mary Magdalena Polly Hess
1822-< 1920
Jeremiah M. Hess
1823-1895
Nathan Hess
1825-????
Aaron W. Hess
1827-1911
Elizabeth Hess
1829-????
Reuben Harry Hess
1831-1914
Catherine Hess
1835-????

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Birthday November 19, 1791

  • The temperature on November 19, 1791 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1791: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
    • May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
    • May 15 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
    • August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
    • August 7 » American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.
    • September 5 » Olympe de Gouges writes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.

Day of marriage January 2, 1814

  • The temperature on January 2, 1814 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1814: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
    • May 4 » Emperor Napoleon arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
    • August 14 » A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish–Norwegian War.
    • August 24 » British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House, the Capitol and many other buildings are set ablaze.
    • September 12 » Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812.
    • October 1 » Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon the previous spring.

Day of death February 24, 1877

  • The temperature on February 24, 1877 was about 2.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
    • August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
    • September 24 » The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
    • October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
    • November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
    • December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.

Day of burial February 26, 1877

  • The temperature on February 26, 1877 was about 6.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
    • January 20 » The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
    • June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
    • August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
    • November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.


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