Jacob
Geiger
Sr.
Born in Geigertown, Berks, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Johann Paulus Geiger
and Maria Eva (Kistler) Geiger
Brother of
Maria Elizabeth (Geiger) Binder, Anna Catharina (Geiger) Wamsher, Schoena Elizabeth (Geiger) Ammon and Johann Paul Geiger III
Husband of
Christianna (Kerst) Geiger
— married
29 Apr 1777 in Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Johann Georg Geiger, Mary (Geiger) Zerr, John Geiger, Johann Paul Geiger and Catharina Geiger
Died
at age 65
in Geigertown, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2015
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Possible Parents?: Johann Paulus Geiger and Maria Eva Kiestler
Contents |
Biography
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: 31 MAR 1761
- Place: Robeson Township, Berks, Pennsylvania
Death
- Death:
- Date: 30 SEP 1826
- Place: Geigertown, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
- Fact: Burial (October 1826): Saint Paul's United Methodist Church cemetery, Geigertown, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States [1]
Jacob was the administrator of his father’s will, proved 20 Aug 1798. His mother’s will, proved 18 May 1891, names Paul, Jacob and 4 girls.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/83124681/jacob-geiger : accessed 10 July 2021), memorial page for Jacob Geiger (31 Mar 1761–30 Sep 1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83124681, citing Saint Paul's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Geigertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by N.D. Scheidt (contributor 47099775) .
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 February 2017, 05:52), entry for Jacob Geiger(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:279W-YV3); contributed by various users.
- Source: Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881; Ancestry.com
- Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993; Ancestry.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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Jean (Eiseman) Morgan
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Mark Painter :
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Joanna Gariepy
The offspring linked to these parents on FindAGrave need to be confirmed. There are three daughters linked, but only 2 are counted on Christianna's inscription. There are 3 sons linked, but Samuel appears to be the son of Christina Schoner, not Christianna Kerst. Evidence missing on FAG.
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