Jacob (Jacob) Faust, Sr.

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Jacob (Jacob) Faust, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gernsheim, Hessen, Germany
Death: July 01, 1877 (57)
Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Place of Burial: Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery
Immediate Family:

Son of Franz Faust and Katharina Faust
Husband of Barbara Brown and Concessa Becker
Father of Jacob G. Faust, Jr.; Gertrude A. Faust; Adam Faust; Philipp Faust; Ernest T. Faust and 3 others
Brother of Franz Joseph Faust; Maria Margaretha Faust; Katharine Elisabeth Faust; Filia Faust; Anna Maria Andres and 1 other
Half brother of Friedrich Faust; Heinrich Faust; Sebastian Faust; Heinrich Faust; Elisabeth Faust and 4 others

Occupation: Farmer/Stone Mason
Managed by: Private User
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About Jacob (Jacob) Faust, Sr.

Jacob was born in Gernsheim, Hessen, Germany on October 25, 1819. He immigrated to Wisconsin and entered the port of New York on August 29, 1854. Jacob married Barbara Brown in Sheboygan County in 1855. After Barbara died, Jacob married Concessa Becker, and the couple had eight children together.

Jacob lived in Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin where he farmed 80 acres. Jacob was also a skilled stone mason. The homestead farm is now owned by Melvin Faust, a great grandson of Jacob Faust.

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Jacob (Jacob) Faust, Sr.'s Timeline

1819
October 25, 1819
Gernsheim, Hessen, Germany
October 25, 1819
Gernsheim, Groß-Gerau, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, St. Maria Magdalena Catholic Church
1854
August 29, 1854
Age 34
The United States of America
1860
August 1, 1860
Age 40
Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
1862
March 10, 1862
Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
1864
July 18, 1864
Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
1866
July 4, 1866
Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
1868
November 29, 1868
Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin