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Hans Jacob “Immigrant” Hoffman

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Hans Jacob “Immigrant” Hoffman

Birth
Lahr, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
1 Mar 1789 (aged 72–73)
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Hans Jacob Hoffman was the last child to be born to Hans Georg Hoffman 1689 – 1755 and Priscilla Margaretha Hoffman 1690 – 1775 in Lahr, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. His known siblings are: Hans Jacob Hoffman 1640 – 1765, he married Anna Maria Bender; Gottleib Hoffman 1703 – 1706; Hans Peter Hoffman 1705 – 1748, he married Maria Appolonia Traut; John Hoffman 1705 – 1751 he married Elizabeth Young; Casper Hoffman 1712 – 1752, he married a lady named Dorothea; George Phillip Hoffman 1713 – 1794, he married Catherina Rein.

Jacob married Katherina Margaretha (Bosch) Best about 1745. From this union was born: Jacob Hoffman Jr. 1746 – 1816 he married Elizabeth Shetley; Catherine Best Hoffman 1749 – 1803, she married Anton, Chas, Glance; Mary Hoffman 1755, she married John Totherow; Hannah Hoffman 1757 she married Micheal Ryhne; John Hoffman 1760 – 1832, He married Margaret Hovis; and Elizabeth Hoffman 1764, she married Jessie Palmer. All of these children were born in Germany. They, and their family arrived in Philadelphia about 1745.

Jacob died in Tryton Co., NC (presently Gaston Co., North Carolina). There is a monument placed in his honor at Hoffman Cemetery in Lowell, Gaston County, Directions - From Lowell take Spencer Mtn Rd. to Main St., turn left go to Pharr Yarns Spencer Mtn, Div. Cemetery is across the street marked by large stone
Hans Jacob Hoffman was the last child to be born to Hans Georg Hoffman 1689 – 1755 and Priscilla Margaretha Hoffman 1690 – 1775 in Lahr, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. His known siblings are: Hans Jacob Hoffman 1640 – 1765, he married Anna Maria Bender; Gottleib Hoffman 1703 – 1706; Hans Peter Hoffman 1705 – 1748, he married Maria Appolonia Traut; John Hoffman 1705 – 1751 he married Elizabeth Young; Casper Hoffman 1712 – 1752, he married a lady named Dorothea; George Phillip Hoffman 1713 – 1794, he married Catherina Rein.

Jacob married Katherina Margaretha (Bosch) Best about 1745. From this union was born: Jacob Hoffman Jr. 1746 – 1816 he married Elizabeth Shetley; Catherine Best Hoffman 1749 – 1803, she married Anton, Chas, Glance; Mary Hoffman 1755, she married John Totherow; Hannah Hoffman 1757 she married Micheal Ryhne; John Hoffman 1760 – 1832, He married Margaret Hovis; and Elizabeth Hoffman 1764, she married Jessie Palmer. All of these children were born in Germany. They, and their family arrived in Philadelphia about 1745.

Jacob died in Tryton Co., NC (presently Gaston Co., North Carolina). There is a monument placed in his honor at Hoffman Cemetery in Lowell, Gaston County, Directions - From Lowell take Spencer Mtn Rd. to Main St., turn left go to Pharr Yarns Spencer Mtn, Div. Cemetery is across the street marked by large stone

Gravesite Details

This is Herbert Leroy Hoffman's 4th great grandfather



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