Jacob B Schneider (1727 - 1803)

Born 2 Apr 1727 in Holland, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Herschi) Schneider — married 1 Apr 1755 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1803 at age 76 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

As a nine year old, sailed with his parents on the Ship Harle from Holland / England to Philadelphia in 1736. See his father's profile for more details about the crossing.

A Mennonite farmer, he eventually came into the possession of the Family Bible, presumably following the death of his father - Johannes. He passed the Bible onto his son, Jacob (Old Yoch), as he left for Upper Canada in 1806.

Research Notes

The structure in the two uploaded images are described in the profile of Jacob's father, Johannes. It is not known what date the structure was built.

Sources

• dates and locations from Family Bible. There are other sources that have the incorrect birthplace of Pfalz, Germany, and other incorrect information, including in Ezra Eby's book. Eby translated the German entries in the Bible in the 1890s, but it must have been after 1896 when Eby released his book with the incorrect information about Jacob B.

• For the Family Bible and Ezra Eby's book, see Space:Common_Sources,_Descendants_of_Hannes_Schneider_born_1534

• Berger-Knorr, Lawrence, The Relations of Milton Snavely Hershey, 3rd ed., Sunbury Press, New Kingstown, PA, 2005. Available at Google Books [1], page 11, accessed 7 February 2020. This source also records marriage and some personal information of Jacob. It also states the middle initial of "B" stands for "Bauman", the maiden name of Jacob's mother.