Individual Details

Jacob Hess Brubaker

(3 Feb 1788 - 18 Aug 1854)

Jacob Brubaker farmed and served as a Mennonite bishop. In 1846, when there was a schism between the Stauffer Mennonite Church in Lancaster County and the Brubaker Mennonite Church in Snyder County, Jacob became the first bishop in Brubaker Church.

Events

Birth3 Feb 1788, Juniata, PA
Death18 Aug 1854Port Trevorton, Snyder, PA
MarriageElizabeth Weaver
MarriageMary Elizabeth Blosser
Alt nameJacob Brubacher
BurialBrubaker Family Cemetery, Port Trevorton, Snyder, PA

Families

SpouseMary Elizabeth Blosser (1797 - 1830)
ChildAbraham Brubaker (1814 - 1883)
ChildJacob B. Brubaker (1815 - 1885)
ChildElizabeth Brubaker (1821 - 1890)
SpouseElizabeth Weaver (1797 - 1887)
FatherJohn Eshleman Brubacher (1758 - 1831)
MotherVeronica Hess (1760 - 1841)
SiblingJohn Brubacher (1782 - 1863)

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