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Jacob Kniskern, son of | Jacob Kniskern, son of [[Johan Jost Kniskern]]''' and Elizabeth Engle, was born Dec. 3, 1803 on the Kniskern Homestead in [[Knox|Knox]]''' NY. He had a brother - Joseph and a sister - Eva. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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==Marriage & Children== | ==Marriage & Children== | ||
He married Catherine E. Haverly May 6, 1826 at the | He married Catherine E. Haverly May 6, 1826 at the [[Berne Reformed Church|Berne Reformed Church]]''' in Berne NY. The couple had eleven children: | ||
*Catherine Elizabeth Kniskern-1827-married William Turner | *Catherine Elizabeth Kniskern-1827-married William Turner | ||
*William Haverly Kniskern - 1829 | *William Haverly Kniskern - 1829 | ||
*Mary Esther Kniskern - 1831 | *Mary Esther Kniskern - 1831 | ||
*Sarah Matilda Kniskern - 1833 - married Richard Turner | *Sarah Matilda Kniskern - 1833 - married Richard Turner | ||
* | *[[Kniskern, John Calvin|John Calvin Kniskern]]''' - 1835 | ||
*Alban Kniskern - 1838 | *Alban Kniskern - 1838 | ||
* | *[[Kniskern, Harrison|Harrison Kniskern]]''' - 1840 | ||
*George Kniskern - 1842 | *George Kniskern - 1842 | ||
*Estaloce Kniskern - 1844 - married Ira Wolford | *Estaloce Kniskern - 1844 - married Ira Wolford | ||
*Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern - 1846, married | *Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern - 1846, married [[Jerome W. Ecker]]'''<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County|Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref> | ||
*Jacob Kniskern - 1850. | *Jacob Kniskern - 1850. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, May 15, 2022
Birth
Jacob Kniskern, son of Johan Jost Kniskern and Elizabeth Engle, was born Dec. 3, 1803 on the Kniskern Homestead in Knox NY. He had a brother - Joseph and a sister - Eva.
Education
Probably local one room school.
Occupation
He was a farmer.
Marriage & Children
He married Catherine E. Haverly May 6, 1826 at the Berne Reformed Church in Berne NY. The couple had eleven children:
- Catherine Elizabeth Kniskern-1827-married William Turner
- William Haverly Kniskern - 1829
- Mary Esther Kniskern - 1831
- Sarah Matilda Kniskern - 1833 - married Richard Turner
- John Calvin Kniskern - 1835
- Alban Kniskern - 1838
- Harrison Kniskern - 1840
- George Kniskern - 1842
- Estaloce Kniskern - 1844 - married Ira Wolford
- Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern - 1846, married Jerome W. Ecker[1]
- Jacob Kniskern - 1850.
Religion
Jacob was a godly man and a regular attender of the old Berne-Beaverdam wood frame church located in the present day Berne Beaverdam Cemetery. When the church was torn down, Jacob bought the land where the church had stood and arranged to have his grave placed where the pulpit had been. He was listed as one of the elders of the church who erected the Dutch Reformed Church in Berne around 1830.
Death
Jacob died May 31, 1890 in Knox, and was buried where he had planned.
Jacob's Will
Written September 29, 1883, Proved and recorded on September 24, 1890
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ Landmarks of Albany County, NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY
References
Family, Census, "200 Years of Church Discipleship" by Reverand John H. Meyer, "Some of the Descendants of Johan Peter Kniskern" by Walter Hamlin Kniskern.
