Johann Valentin Gaenssel

1739 - Bef 1790  (< 50 years)

• Name	Johann Valentin Gaenssel
  Born	18 Feb 1739	Froeschen, Rhineland, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 1790
  Person ID	I8072	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Jakob Gaenssel,   b. 8 Oct 1707, Oberfroeschen, Rhineland, Germany ,   d. 8 Jan 1777  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Maria Elisabetha Pabst,   b. 17 Jun 1709, Froeschen, Rhineland, Germany ,   d. 18 Jan 1774, Froeschen, Rhineland, Germany  (Age 64 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1731
  Family ID	F2280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Catherina Petri,   b. Abt 1740, Krickenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	5 Feb 1758	Thaleischweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Children	+ 1. Johann Adam Gaenssel,   b. 23 Jul 1758, Froeschen, Rhineland, Germany ,   d. 14 Mar 1848, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 89 years)   2. Maria Elisabetha Gaenssel,   b. 20 Jan 1761, Froeschen, Rhineland, Germany ,   d. 26 Nov 1761, Froeschen, Rhineland, Germany  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 5 Feb 1758 - Thaleischweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1737/38 BIR, 1758 MG: Email Feb 2001 from Lystra MARSHALL: Johann Valentin GENSEL bn 18 Feb 1737/1738 in Oberfroeschen, Rhineland, Germany; md to Maria Catherina PETRI 5 Feb 1758 in Thaleischweiler, Germany (dau of Ludwig PETRI, she bn Krickenbach, Germany 1739 BIR, 1858 MG: Florene HUNT, AFN:GHN5-54 1739 BIR, bef 1790 DTH: Craig GANSELL, Dec 1999 phone call: Johann Valentin came over on boat with wife and Adam. Church rcds in Gy from cousin show he bn 18 Feb 1739, Froschen. Must have dd bef 1790 as he was not in 1790 census. Thinks the church rcds in PA is Zion Moselem Lutheran Church. CK OUT. Children bn in GY and died there: Eva 2 mos, Maria 1 yr, Johann Adam bn 1736, Anna Elizabetha, Johann Jakob 3 mos, a still bn 1746, Andreas bn 1771-24 yrs-had 2 children, Johann Konrad lived 21 yrs. 1758 MG, 1763 IMM: PA German Pioneers, pg 685 (also another bk, FHL-SLC,pg 18): GAENSSEL, Johann Adam. Born at Froeschen, 23.VII.1758 (23 Jul 1758). Son of Johann Valentin and Catharina Gaenssel. [Has left for Pennsylvania (in italics)] with his parents 1763 May. Johann Valentin Gaenssel, son of Jacob Gaenssel, from Froeschen, md at Thaleischweiler, 15.II.1758, Maria Catharina, dau of Ludwig Petri, from Krickenbach. Valentin Gaensel arrived on the ship Chance, 1 Nov 1763 (S-H I,685). TO DO: PROVE ABOVE BY CHECKING RECORDS, FIND BOOK TITLE, ETC. FOR 1763 IMM.