Jacoby
I am researching ONE person! Have been trying to find and validate with certainty the other upline family members to John Jacoby born in 1779 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania(?) -or so my dad was told by a great aunt in the 1950’s. I have found things about his life (moved to Seneca Falls, New York, married, had children, moved to Gorham-Fayette Ohio and died around 1855-1859). I have visited the cemetery three times and still can’t find his marker! So can’t even verify that! Ugh! I have so much downline information but still want to find parents and siblings to ultimately find the boat list name that first touched the American soil. I am not certain of the “number” attached to his name (papers not handy). His wife, Salome, “Sallie” has certifiable lineage (Father-Henry Shankweiler) with revolutionary impact in the Fry Rebellion but my John .... nothing that is certain! Help is greatly appreciated as my own dad is failing and this tree booklet needs this piece of info to complete his original dream.
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Apparently there are two Jacoby lines (not related) from Lehigh county according to Charles F. Kerchner, who has researched both lines extensively. His findings are on his website. Try googling "Descendant Chart for Johann Nicholas Jacoby" and his name to get to the page. He cites a christening record for your John Jacoby, born 5 March 1779, from Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, PA, as a primary source for parents. I tried to find the record online, but the image on microfilm is at the Pennsylvania Historical Society. There is a book at the Salt Lake FH Library with a transcription of the records, but access is blocked temporarily.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/179458?availability=Family%20History%20Library
You could try the free look up service:
https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/family-history-library-records-look-up-service
My best advice would be to contact Mr. Kerchner and have a nice chat! He has a contact link at the bottom of the page I referenced. Good luck to you and your father!
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Hello Serra,
I actually drove straight to his home when I was researching for a few days in the area. He is such a wonderful help and quite versed in all things geneology. It is this very link I would like to prove! My John has a son (also John!) born in 1822 and of all dates... March 5th! Charles was hoping I could verify if his info applied to the son John for the month and date versus the father that I am trying to verify and find siblings and parents for. He is from a line of a sister of a John, I believe, named Christine/a. My John (1779 born) in the Ohio history books dies in Gorham township (living with his son) That cemetery I have been to has clearly marked gravesite for the son but even the books that were produced several years ago trying to preserve names before the stones were unreadable is incomplete. Some were already too deteriorated! I need to re-call those in charge of the cemetery as they did not get back to me after their quarterly meeting a couple years ago. I have seen the German church records and translated records you mention of Charles research and do know there are at least 2 Jacoby lines in the area-that are nearly impossible to figure out with certainty. These lines are even likely related but I cannot seem to match the “brothers” (at the top of the lines) up satisfactorily with certainty. Ugh! Need a real pro geneology detective-lol The trees from all the sources are just a mess!
I wonder if Charles and my dna would match enough to know we are related at least? It would be several generations back to coincide but that might be an avenue to try.... guess I will call him about that....soon.
thank you for jumping in and if anything else strikes, please let me know!
Patience
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Hi again,
i forgot to mention I visited this church twice as well while there and that was an amazing place.... the liberty bell was hidden under the floor boards during the war and if it is my John for certain, he would have been baptized over the Bell! Cool huh? I also have contact info for the church but don’t want to bother them for info they just will not have but I may check in soon again just to keep the lines open there as well.
thanks again,
Patience
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Do the christening witnesses on the church records give you any clues at all? In helping someone research their German ancestors in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, I found the best evidence to prove identity was the witnesses (or Godparents), since they were almost always aunts and uncles of the child.
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Per MyHeritage, John F. Jacoby was born in 1779 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and married Salome ("Sally") Shankweiler in 1813 in Fayette Township, New York. John died in 1859, also in Fayette. John's parents are Peter Jacoby (1759-1815) and Catherine Trauger (1763-1844), both of whom were born / died in Pennsylvania. On the other hand, both John's grandfather, Conrad Jacoby (1730-1795) AND his great-grandfather, Peter Jacoby (1709-1761) were born in Germany and emigrated to Pennsylvania. (Conrad was married in Pennsylvania, while Peter was married in Germany.) John's great-great-grandfather, Martin Jacobi (1681-?, note the spelling change) was both born / died in Germany.
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