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immigrant flag male ancestor  Johan Conrad  KNICKEL

Born
19 April 1729 ,  Grünstadt, Frankenthal, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Died
26 December 1806 ,  Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Johan Conrad  married  Esther Eva Elizabeth SCHAFFNER 17 December 1753 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther Eva Elizabeth SCHAFFNER  was born abt. 1738 in Obrigheim, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.  Esther Eva Elizabeth died 12 December 1778 in North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
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Johan Conrad  married  Esther Eva Elizabeth SCHAFFNER 17 December 1753 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther Eva Elizabeth SCHAFFNER  was born abt. 1738 in Obrigheim, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.  Esther Eva Elizabeth died 12 December 1778 in North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
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Johan Conrad KNICKEL married immigrant flag female ancestor Esther Eva Elizabeth SCHAFFNER
Marriage date: 17 December 1753
Marriage place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1729
19 April 1729
Grünstadt, Frankenthal, Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
marriage1753 Marriage / Partner
Johan Conrad KNICKEL and Esther Eva Elizabeth SCHAFFNER 17 December 1753, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 24 years old.
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1763 Birth of Child
Eva Elizabeth Anna Maria KNICKLE was born 18 August 1763, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Johan Conrad was 34 years old.
1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Esther Eva Elizabeth SCHAFFNER died 12 December 1778, North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
DeathDeath — 1806
26 December 1806
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
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