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Jacob Weiss

Jacob Weiss (Jacob Wise) · 1830 to 1906

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Son of Johann Friedrich Weiss and Margaretha Schuele. Emigrated to America, 1854 or 1856; farmer in Salem County, New Jersey.

Son of Johann Friedrich Weiss and Margaretha Schuele; Caroline Weiss’s uncle. In Philadelphia by 1863; naturalized 1860; Civil War service; farmer at Pittsgrove and Upper Pittsgrove, Salem County. Married Johanna Gottliebin Thumlert, 1857.

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  • 1854Census Jacob Weiss goes to North America, by a note in doubtful words on his father’s family page; his 1900 census gives 1856
  • 1857Marriage Jacob Weiss (Jacob Wise) marries Johanna Gottliebin Thumlert (Hannah) at Norma, Salem County, New Jersey
  • 1860, 18 OctoberOther Jacob Weiss (Jacob Wise) naturalized
  • 1906, 30 OctoberDeath Jacob Wise (Jacob Weiss) dies at Pittsgrove, New Jersey, aged 76

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