John Hooley (abt. 1739 - 1805)

Born about 1739 in Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Blank) Hooley — married [date unknown] in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1805 at about age 66 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Hooley was born c.1741, probably in Switzerland, the son of Andreas Hooley by his first wife (whose name is unknown). He married Catherine Blank, daughter of Dr. Johannes Blank and his wife Magdalena.^[1]

John was a minister in the Amish-Mennonite Church. He and Catherine settled first in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, but moved about 1791 to Mifflin County. ^[1] They had 11 children born between 1761 and 1791 :

1. Magdalena m. Christian Yoder ^[1]
2. Catherine m. Isaac Garver ^[1]
3. John m. Sarah Garver ^[1]
4. Christian m. Elizabeth Mast ^[1]
5. Barbara m. Jacob Yoder ^[1]
6. Christiana, m. Daniel Kauffman (2nd wife) ^[1]
7. Peter m. Esther (Mast) Zook (2nd husband) ^[1]
8. Elizabeth m. (1) John Lantz, (2) Solomon King ^[1]
9. Mary m. John Kenagy ^[1]
10. Fanny m. Joseph Kenagy ^[1]
11. David m. Catherine King ^[1]

John died on 5 Oct 1805, aged 64, and Catherine died on 21 Jan 1812. Both are buried in the Hooley Cemetery, on the farm which they owned, about 2 miles west of Reedsville. ^[1]

Notes

Merged profile included Troyer as a middle name, without providing evidence that this was ever used by John.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} Murray, J. (nd). Hooley Ancestral Document, retrieved (Aug 2022) from https://johnmurraymusings.wordpress.com/family-history/ [See document for extensive bibliography]