Person Info
- Name: Marx GRAF
- Sex: M
- Birth: 1 Nov 1640 in Baretswil, Canton Zurich, Switzerland b
- Baptism: 2 Nov 1640 in Baretswil, Canton Zurich, Switzerland c
- Death: Before 1716 d
Parents:
- Father:
- Jakob GRAF
Birth: Jan 1616 in Baretswil, Switzerland
Death: After 1683 in Steinsfurt, Germany
Mother:
- Anna SPORRI
Birth: Wolfensberg, Near Bauma, Baretswil, Switzerland
Family:
Children:
- Hans GROFF Birth: 1661 in Baretswil, Zurich, Switzerland
Death: Before 7 May 1746 in Earltown, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
- Michael GRAF Birth: Abt 1675
Death: 1760 in Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
- Martin GROFF Birth: Abt 1685
Death: Before 9 Aug 1759 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
- Jacob GROFF Birth: Before 1690
Death: Before 3 Dec 1730 in Cocalico Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Bibliography
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Best, Jane Evans, Bear Saga - Albis to America, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Oct 1986. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p[0-9]*].
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Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book, Volume 2, A Continuing Saga, Ronks, PA: Groff History Assiciates, 1997. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best GROFF p[0-9]*].
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Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis, and Oberholtzer Families. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Apr 1990. pp9-25. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p[0-9]*].
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Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol II. Provo, UT: author, 1997. LMHS Ref E184.M45.D3 1995 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p[0-9]*].
Sources for birth and parent Information
- date:
- [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p173]
- bp 2 Nov 1640 [Ref: Best GROFF p76],
- place:
- [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23, Best GROFF p76, Davis Emigrants v2p173],
- parents:
- [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23, Best SwissOrigins p13, Davis Emigrants
v2p173]
Sources for baptism Information
- date:
- [Ref: Best GROFF p76],
- place:
- [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23, Best GROFF p76]
Sources with Inaccurate baptism Information
- date:
- 1 Nov 1640 [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23, Best SwissOrigins p12]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- before 1717 [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p173]
- before 26 Apr 1716 [Ref: Best GROFF p76, Best SwissOrigins p12]
Sources with Information about marriage to unknown
- names:
- Marx GRAF & ___ ___ [Ref: Best GROFF p76, Best SwissOrigins p12],
- child:
- [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23, Best BEAR-Albis p24, Best GROFF p76, Best
SwissOrigins p12, Best SwissOrigins p13, Best SwissOrigins p14, Davis
Emigrants v2p173]
Research Notes:
1649: lived with parents [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p12]
1651: family moved near Sinsheim, now in Germany [Ref: Best GROFF p76]
1685: Anabaptist, living at Steinsfurt [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p173]
Apr 26 1716: widow living in Steinsfurt [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p12]
1717: widow living at Steinsfurt [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p173]
Pedigree of Marx GRAF
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Hans GRAF
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Jakob GRAF
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Elsbeth PETER
Marx GRAF
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Jacob SPORRI
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Anna SPORRI
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