Jacob
Probst
aka Brobst
Born in Lynn Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Johann Daniel Brobst
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Marie (Knerr) Brobst
— married
30 Jun 1818 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Husband of
Hannah Joanna (Englehaupt) Flaugh
— married
1832 in Pennsylvania, United States
Died
at age 39
in Saegertown, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2014
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Biography
Jacob was born in 1796 in Lynn Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, the son of Johann Daniel Probst and Eva Catherine Reitz.[1] The family name was alternately spelled Probst or Brobst.
He married (1) Anna Marie Knerr, known as Mary in 1815 at Allentown, Lehigh.[2] They had 6 children.
- Enos Brobst 1819–1834 • died at 14
- Abigail Brobst 1822–1903 • m. Levi Knerr
- Matilda Brobst 1824–1911 • m. (1) Benjamin M Craig, 2 children
- Amos Brobst 1826–1834 • died in infancy
- William Brobst 1828–1834 • died in infancy
- Charles H. Brobst 1830–1834 • died in infancy
Mary passed away in 1830. He brought (at least) the two daughters to live in Allentown with relatives.[3]
He married (2) Hannah (Engelhaupt) Flaugh, a widow in 1832 at Allentown, Lehigh.[4] They had 1 child.
- John Jacob Probst 1835–1912 • m. (1) Anna Sophia Smith; (2) Nancy Ann Betts
He passed away in 1835. His widow married again in 1837.
Find A Grave: Memorial #57081313
Sources
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2NF-KX2 : 15 February 2020), Jacob Probst, 1796.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WN-1F4B : 22 July 2021), Jacob Brobst, 1818.
- ↑ See Matilda's profile/obituary. Unclear what happened to the sons - maybe kept for farm labour - they all appear to have died the same year, possibly an infectious disease?
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WJ-M3BK : 22 July 2021), Jacob Probst, 1832.
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