Gass, Jakob Sr

1667 - 1749  (81 years)

• Name	Gass, Jakob
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	10 Dec 1667	Rothenfluh, Sissbach, Basel, Switzerland   [1]
  Baptism	15 Dec 1667	Rothenfluh, Sissbach, Basel, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  LifeSketch	Jacob Gass, Sr. b. 12-15-1667 in Rithenfluh Switzerland; son of Heinrich and Anna M. Gass. Jacob married to Anna Wyss in 1692 in Switzerland. They had a total of 6 children; Heinrich, Jacob, Martin, Frederick, Jakob and Maria. Only two of those children made the trip to America with them. Jacob Gass Jr. b. 12-7-1704 married unknown Frederich Gass b. 4-9-1701 married unknown. These dates and the fact of immigration is found in the church records of Rithenfluh. It is believed that the total number of 6 in this party are the men and their wives. Jacob Gass Sr. took the oath in Philadelphia as did the other two men. The families migrated to York county PA and in 1740 to Rowan county NC. In America he became, if not already, an anabaptist and early follower of Conrad Beissel the founder of Ephrata Cloister. In the 1740s Jakob served twice as Prior of the Brothers of Zion, a celibate order of pietist, German Brethern sectarians who observed the sabbath on the 7th day (Saturday). This was taken from an article by jangoss1
  	20260213GHLn- LDS LifeSketch Jacob Gass, Sr. b. 12-15-1667 in Rithenfluh Switzerland; son of Heinrich and Anna M. Gass. Jacob married to Anna Wyss in 1692 in Switzerland. They had a total of 6 children; Heinrich, Jacob, Martin, Frederick, Jakob and Maria. Only two of those children made the trip to America with them. Jacob Gass Jr. b. 12-7-1704 married unknown Frederich Gass b. 4-9-1701 married unknown. These dates and the fact of immigration is found in the church records of Rithenfluh. It is believed that the total number of 6 in this party are the men and their wives. Jacob Gass Sr. took the oath in Philadelphia as did the other two men. The families migrated to York county PA and in 1740 to Rowan county NC. In America he became, if not already, an anabaptist and early follower of Conrad Beissel the founder of Ephrata Cloister. In the 1740s Jakob served twice as Prior of the Brothers of Zion, a celibate order of pietist, German Brethern sectarians who observed the sabbath on the 7th day (Saturday). This was taken from an article by jangoss1
  Oath of Allegiance	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Jacob Gass Sr. took the oath in Philadelphia as did the other two men.
  	Jacob Gass Sr. took the oath in Philadelphia as did the other two men.
  FSID	LHGX-K7W
  Name	Hans Jacob Gass  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  	20260213GHLn- LDS LifeSketch Jacob Gass, Sr. b. 12-15-1667 in Rithenfluh Switzerland; son of Heinrich and Anna M. Gass. Jacob married to Anna Wyss in 1692 in Switzerland. They had a total of 6 children; Heinrich, Jacob, Martin, Frederick, Jakob and Maria. Only two of those children made the trip to America with them. Jacob Gass Jr. b. 12-7-1704 married unknown Frederich Gass b. 4-9-1701 married unknown. These dates and the fact of immigration is found in the church records of Rithenfluh. It is believed that the total number of 6 in this party are the men and their wives. Jacob Gass Sr. took the oath in Philadelphia as did the other two men. The families migrated to York county PA and in 1740 to Rowan county NC. In America he became, if not already, an anabaptist and early follower of Conrad Beissel the founder of Ephrata Cloister. In the 1740s Jakob served twice as Prior of the Brothers of Zion, a celibate order of pietist, German Brethern sectarians who observed the sabbath on the 7th day (Saturday). This was taken from an article by jangoss1
  Death	12 Oct 1749	Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	age 81
  Person ID	I115233	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Gass, Heinrich
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gass, Anna M. Frau
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F64644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Weiss, Anna Margaretha,   b. 13 Jun 1674, Buus, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland d. 1722, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	1692	Switzerland
  Children	1. Gass, Maria,   b. 1708, Rothenfluh, Sissbach, Basel, Switzerland d. 1793, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gass, Jakob Jr,   b. 20 Jan 1695, Rothenfluh, Sissbach, Basel, Switzerland d. Abt 1700, Rothenfluh, Sissbach, Basel, Switzerland (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F64641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Oath of Allegiance - Jacob Gass Sr. took the oath in Philadelphia as did the other two men. - - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 12 Oct 1749 - Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, [object HTMLCollection]. 20260213GHLn- LDS LifeSketch Jacob Gass, Sr. b. 12-15-1667 in Rithenfluh Switzerland; son of Heinrich and Anna M. Gass. Jacob married to Anna Wyss in 1692 in Switzerland. They had a total of 6 children; Heinrich, Jacob, Martin, Frederick, Jakob and Maria. Only two of those children made the trip to America with them. Jacob Gass Jr. b. 12-7-1704 married unknown Frederich Gass b. 4-9-1701 married unknown. These dates and the fact of immigration is found in the church records of Rithenfluh. It is believed that the total number of 6 in this party are the men and their wives. Jacob Gass Sr. took the oath in Philadelphia as did the other two men. The families migrated to York county PA and in 1740 to Rowan county NC. In America he became, if not already, an anabaptist and early follower of Conrad Beissel the founder of Ephrata Cloister. In the 1740s Jakob served twice as Prior of the Brothers of Zion, a celibate order of pietist, German Brethern sectarians who observed the sabbath on the 7th day (Saturday). 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TNG ID: I115233

FSID: LHGX-K7W