Jacob Silvius and Barbara Fretz

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Husband Jacob Silvius ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: 15 Apr 1845 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 15 Sep 1797 1

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Wife Barbara Fretz ¹

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           Born: 22 May 1756 - Bucks Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Apr 1821 - Bucks Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Fretz (1730-1826) 2
         Mother: Mary Kolb (1730-      ) 2

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Silvius

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A blacksmith by trade, he followed nail making. He was also a weaver and farmer, and lived on a farm situated two miles below Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on the road from Spring Valley to Bridge Point.

1 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 50.

2 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 21.