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Birth: Apr. 26, 1797 Death: Dec. 3, 1873
Preacher Age 76y 7m 7d
Rev. Jacob Andrew was born in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster Co., PA 26 April 1797. He was by trade a coverlet weaver, which he carried on in Manor Twp. and later bought a farm in Paradise Twp., which he farmed for a number of years. He was ordained Minister of the Gospel under the rule of the Old Mennonite persuasion on August 28, 1856.
On March 23, 1869, he moved with his son Henry I. Andrews, to the Borough of Strasburg, where he lived a retired life from all worldly pursuites and attended only to his ministerial duties. He died in Strasburg on Dec 3, 1873.
From "A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funch and Other Funk Pioneers, by Abraham James Fretz, Mennonite Publishing Co., Elkhart, IN, 1899, Page 747-751. (supplied by Bill Neff)
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Parents:
Peter Andreas (1764 - 1857)
Magdalena Bossler Andreas (1766 - 1838)
Spouse:
Fanny Funk Andrews (1806 - 1882)*
Children:
Henry Funk Andrews (1832 - 1914)*
Jacob Funk Andrews (1836 - 1928)*
Siblings:
Martin Andreas (1792 - 1882)*
Joseph Andrews (1792 - 1873)*
Peter Andrews (1794 - 1841)*
Esther Andrews Weaver (1795 - 1838)*
Daniel Andrews (1795 - 1882)*
Jacob Andrews (1797 - 1873)
Elizabeth Andrews Beutler (1801 - 1873)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery Strasburg Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Miabeth Record added: Mar 16, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 67005384
1797 |
April 26, 1797
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East Lampeter Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1826 |
October 23, 1826
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Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1832 |
October 5, 1832
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Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1836 |
August 24, 1836
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Manor Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1873 |
December 3, 1873
Age 76
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Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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