Johann Heinrich Weaver (I26813)
1703 - 1755 (52 years)-
Name Johann Heinrich Weaver [1, 2] Relationship with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 1703 Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland Gender Male Arrival Pennsylvania, USA [2] Religion Mennonite Death 1755 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Notes - We currently list Jacob Weaver's parents as Johann Heinrich Weaver and Anna Gertrude Sasse, but it is unlikely that they are actually Jacob's parents. They are listed as being born in Zurich, although some other accounts on the web list them as being born in Virginia, which is very unlikely. Johann is said to have died in 1855 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, also unlikely if he is the father of Jacob, who was very young in 1855 and who emigrated to America in 1867. In addition, if they were parents, their names would be prominently represented in the offspring of Jacob and his wife Magdalena Oberholtzer, which is not the case. We list them as Jacob's parents, but they are likely not his parents.
Person ID I26813 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Sharon Vitter's Ancestor Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Family Anna Gertrude Sasse, b. 1707, Mengede, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 1760, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years) Marriage 21 Dec 1726 Lutheran Church, Mengede, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany [3] - Formerly Prussia
Married 10 May 1739 Moers, Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Children 1. Jacob Joachim Weaver, Sr., b. 8 Jun 1748, Kyburg, Zürich, Switzerland d. 16 Nov 1820, Quemahoning, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years) Family ID F19159 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
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Histories The Weaver Way: Zürich → Pennsylvania → Ohio
This history traces the path of Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's 4th great grandfather, Swiss immigrant Jacob Weaver Sr., who ventured from the canton of Zürich to Pennsylvania via Rotterdam on the ship Sally in 1767. His sons continued onward in the early 1800s to Ohio. Open questions remain about his ancestors in the old country.
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Sources - [S511] Germany, Select Marriages, (Location: Local parish and civil records and index;).
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9870&h=10803492&indiv=try - [S628] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-73, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
- [S511] Germany, Select Marriages, (Location: Local parish and civil records and index;).
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9870&h=10803493&indiv=try
- [S511] Germany, Select Marriages, (Location: Local parish and civil records and index;).