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John Zerfass
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Name John Zerfass Birth 1 Jan 1816 Pennsylvania
Gender Male Death Feb 1893 Dansville, Livingston County, New York
Burial Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York
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
d. 17 Dec 1837, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York
(Age 65 years) Mother Hannah Knause, b. 23 Jan 1783, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
d. 04 Feb 1845, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York
(Age 62 years) Marriage 19 Apr 1802 Pennsylvania
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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 Family ID F607 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Weidman, b. 2 Sep 1818, Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
d. 26 Apr 1889, Livingston County, New York
(Age 70 years) Family ID F999 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2020
- 1870 living in North Dansville, next to George Zerfass and William
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Birth - 1 Jan 1816 - Pennsylvania 

Death - Feb 1893 - Dansville, Livingston County, New York 

Burial - - Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York 
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