Jacob Haak was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. [1] Jacob enlisted as a Private in Captain Christopher Folks !st Company, 5th Battalion, of Rockland Township, Berk county, Pennsylvania. [2]
Jacob Haak was born May 3, 1744, in Pennsylvania, a son of Andreas Haak and Anna Cunigunda, who immigrated to Philadelphia on the ship "Winter," 5 Sept. 1738. Jacob married MARGARETHA DUBBS born 26 Nov 1746 in Lower Milford, Lehigh County, Pennsylvnia [3]
Children of Jacob and Margaretha include:
Jacob Haak, Sr. died January 26, 1829, at the age of 84 years and is buried in the Union Cemetery, in Bowers, Berks County, Pennsylvania. There is a photograph of his headstone on his Find A Grave memorial. [7]
The surname of this family has been spelled variously Haack, Hack Haag, Hawk, Hauck and Houck
More information and sources regarding this family are found on Descendants of Andrew Haack: https://hawkofgeorgia.com/documents/andrew_descendancy_by_bill_rev2a1.htm
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