Person:Michael Jacobs (13)

Watchers
Rev. Michael Jacobs, DD
b.18 Jan 1808 Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
d.22 Jul 1871 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m. 1793
  1. Susanna Barbara Jacobs1793 - 1860
  2. Henry Jacobs1795 - 1863
  3. Elizabeth Jacobs1795 - 1844
  4. John Henry Jacobs1797 -
  5. John Jacobs1798 - 1854
  6. George Jacobs1801 - 1869
  7. Ann Maria Jacobs1803 -
  8. Rev. David Jacobs1805 - 1830
  9. Rev. Michael Jacobs, DD1808 - 1871
Spouse and Children
(edit)
m. 1833
  1. Rev. Henry Eyster Jacobs, DD1844 - 1932
  2. Mary Julia Jacobs1846 - 1935
  3. Michael William Jacobs1850 - 1929
  4. George Edward Jacobs1854 -
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name[2] Rev. Michael Jacobs, DD
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 18 Jan 1808 Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Christening[1] 22 Feb 1808 Washington, Maryland, United States
Marriage 1833 to Julia M. Eyester
Census[4] 1860 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Other[5] 1864 published Notes on the Rebel Invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania and the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1863
Death[3] 22 Jul 1871 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial[3] Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Other[6] Photo of Michael, and several of his house
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland, United States. Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995. (FamilySearch Record Search).

    Name: Michael Jacob
    Gender: Male
    Christening Date: 22 Feb 1808
    Christening Place: JACOBS LUTHERAN CH ,JACOBS CHURCH,WASHINGTON,MARYLAND
    Birth Date: 18 Jan 1808
    Father's Name: Heinrich Jacob
    Mother's Name: Annamaria
    GS Film number: 824391

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bell, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles). History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md: including its original land tenure; first settlement; meterial development; biographical sketeches, etc. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985)
    p. 180.

    Rev. Michael Jacobs, DD, a member of the first faculty of Pennsylvania College, was born 18 January 1808. He graduated from Jefferson College in 1828, began his career as a teacher in a private school at Bel Air, MD. In April 1829 he became associated with his brother David as a teacher of mathematics and sciences in the Gettysburg Gymnasium. When this institution was merged into Pennsylvania College he retained his position in its faculty, of which he was a member until 1866. In 1845 he was secretary of the General Synod of the Lutheran Church. In 1833 he married Julia M. Eyster, of Harrisburg, PA, and they were the parents of four children: Rev. Henry E., DD, Professor of Systematic Theology in the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Dean of the faculty of that institution, and a well known author in the province of dogmatics and church history; Michael William, attorney-at-law, Harrisburg, PA; George Edward, optician, Denver, CO, and Mary Julia, wife of Rev. J. H. Harpster, DD, a missionary of the Lutheran Church at Gunter, India.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 15569738 Dr Michael Jacobs, in Find A Grave
    accessed 8 Apr 2014.

    Dr Michael Jacobs
    Birth: Jan. 18, 1808, Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Death: Jul. 22, 1871, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Born in Franklin County, PA. Professor of Mathematics at PA College, Gettysburg. Amateur Meterologist. Kept records of weather conditions at the Battle of Gettysburg. Father to Henry E., lived on W. Middle Street at the time of the Battle. The house still stands. . . .
    He was licensed to preach by the West Pennsylvania Synod of the Lutheran Church in 1832. He was the pastor at Christ Lutheran Church, campus church for Pennsylvania College.

    Spouse: Julia M. Eyster Jacobs (1811 - 1892)
    Children: Henry Eyster Jacobs (1844 - 1932)

  4. ↑ Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    HH 69, Fam 86.

    Jacobs, Michael, 52, Prof. Math & Nat. Science, RE = $2,500, PE = $6,000, b. PA
    , Julia M., 48, b. PA
    , Henry E., 15, b. PA
    , Mary J., 13, b. PA
    , Michael W., 10, b. PA
    , George E., 6, b. PA

  5. ↑ MS-107: Michael Jacobs Collection, Gettysburg College, Special Collections
    accessed 8 Apr 2014.
  6. ↑ Gettysburg Daily Evergreen Cemetery Part 15 With Licensed Battlefield Guide Deb Novotny
    accessed 8 Apr 2014.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Michael_Jacobs_%2813%29"