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John Zerfass

Male 1816 - 1893  (77 years)

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  • Name John Zerfass 
    Birth 1 Jan 1816  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Feb 1893  Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1870 living in North Dansville, next to George Zerfass and William
      Hartman.
    Person ID I5656  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2026 

    Father Abraham Zerfass,   b. 27 Nov 1772, Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1837, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Hannah Knause,   b. 23 Jan 1783, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Feb 1845, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1802  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Photos
    Abraham Zerfass' Wagon
    Abraham Zerfass' Wagon
    Currently located at the Genesee Country Village and Museum(https://www.gcv.org/) in Mumford,NY (in the blacksmith shop). The wagon belonged to Abraham Zerfass and is what he used to bring his family from Whitehall,PA to Dansville,NY about 1813. Is said to have been designed to hold up to 5 tons.
    Histories
    Zerfass Family - History of Livingston Co.,NY
    Zerfass Family - History of Livingston Co.,NY
    Family ID F607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Weidman,   b. 2 Sep 1818, Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1889, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Jan 1816 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Feb 1893 - Dansville, Livingston County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Link to Google Earth
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