Johann Jacob Ruth1,2
M, #611, b. September 1726, d. 24 September 1797
- Birth*: September 1726; Walhausen, Duchy of Zweibrücken (now Saarland), Germany3
- Baptism: 7 November 1726; Wolfersweiler, Duchy of Zweibrücken (now Saarland), Germany3
- Marriage*: 16 January 1753; Host, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; "by Rev H W Stoy"; Spouse=Ann Elizabeth Schell3
- Marriage*: 13 August 1772; Pennsylvania; Spouse=Catharine Krick3
- Death*: 24 September 1797; Cumru Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania3
- Burial*: Hain's Church Cemetery, Wernersville, Berks Co., Pennsylvania3,4
Last Edited: 16 Dec 2021
Parents:
Father: Johann Peter Ruth1 b. c 1704, d. 14 Sep 1771
Mother: Anna Sophia Lauer1 b. 4 Mar 1703, d. a 1733
Mother: Anna Sophia Lauer1 b. 4 Mar 1703, d. a 1733
Family 1:
Ann Elizabeth Schell d. b 1772
- Marriage*: 16 January 1753; Host, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; "by Rev H W Stoy"; Spouse=Ann Elizabeth Schell3
Family 2:
Catharine Krick b. 4 Oct 1749, d. 3 Sep 1811
- Marriage*: 13 August 1772; Pennsylvania; Spouse=Catharine Krick3
Notes
- Note*: Jacob served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in the 1st Continental Lines.3
- Note: Died intestate. See citation of probate file.5
- Note: Children:
Children of Johann Jacob Ruth & Ann Elizabeth Schell:
Maria Catharine
Magdalena
Anna Maria
Peter
Maria Barbara
Elizabeth
Children of Johann Jacob Ruth & Catharine Krick:
Frantz (Francis)
Susanna
Philip
Jacob
Charlotte
Frederick
Jonathan (Jonas)
Leonard
Catharine
See Akerboom book for details on each child.3
Citations
- [S156] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196 Berks Co., file: "Estates 1752-1799 Resher, Gabriel-Seitzinger, Nich."; folder: "Ruth, Peter CU 1771", images 1501-1577. Eldest son's petition for real estate partition names Peter Ruth's widow and fourteen surviving children, image 1523.
- [S2] Akerboom, Jack and Anna Ruth Salzman, compilers, The Descendants of Peter and Sophia (Lauer) Ruth (Elverson, Pa.: Mennonite Family History, 1994), p. 3-4, 162. Akerboom--Descendents-Of-Peter-and-Sophia-Lauer-Ruth.pdf
- [S2] Akerboom, Jack and Anna Ruth Salzman, compilers, Descendants of Peter Ruth, p. 162.
- [S64] FindAGrave.com, online
, Memorial ID 18797871. - [S156] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196, Berks Co., file: "Estates 1752-1799 Resher, Gabriel-Seitzinger, Nich.", folder: "Ruth, Jacob CU 1797", image 1438.