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Male Johannes (Hans) MATTER Click to view Johannes (Hans) MATTER in the family tree

Johannes (Hans) was born on January 24th, 1732 in Altdorf, Alsace Lorraine, Germany, (now France) and his baptism took place there on January 28th, 1732.  Johannes (Hans)'s father was Johannes (Hans) MATTER and his mother was Anna Christina KEISER.  His paternal grandparents were Diebold MATTER and Margaratha KUEFFER; his maternal grandparents were Jacob KEISER and Maria VIET RIET. He had a brother and four sisters, named Hans Jacob, Margaratha, Anna Maria, Eva and Catharina.  He was the second youngest of the six children.  He died at the age of 70 on May 22nd, 1802 in Upper Paxton Twp, Dauphin, Pa.  He was buried in St. John's Cem., Berrysburg, Dauphin, Pa.


Johannes (Hans)'s family with Salome STAHLSCHMIDT

‌Johannes (Hans) and Salome were married in a religious ceremony on October 24th, 1758 in Trinity Lutheran, Lancaster, Pa.  They had ten sons and five daughters, named Johannes (John), Michael, Johannes Jacob, Jacob, George, John George, Adam, Johannes Adam, Christian, John Christian, Anna Maria "Maria", Catharine, Anna Catharina, Anna Barbara and Barbara.

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Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R)


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