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- [S125] Book -- Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York, downloaded 19 October 2019; page 339 (Reliability: 2).
There's a discrepancy in this section of Jacob J. Vogt's biography - it mentions that his maternal grandfather John Rudy had seven children, but that list of seven doesn't include Jacob's mother Elizabeth Rudy.
John Rudy, maternal grandfather of Jacob J. Vogt, was born in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland, and emigrated to America in 1787, locating at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1814, when about eighty years of age. He was a silk weaver by trade, and followed that occupation in Switzerland, but after coming to America was engaged in managing a cotton factory in Philadelphia. He married, and reared a family of seven children: Frederick; John, who was a minister of the German Reformed church and died in the city of New York while serving there as a missionary; Jacob, a comb manufacturer of Philadelphia; Adam, died in Philadelphia; Henry, Magdaline, and Mariah.
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Biography of Jacob J. Vogt from "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York" (pages 338-340)
Jacob J. Vogt, a retired farmer and real estate dealer, and prominent citizen of Suspension Bridge, is a son of Martin and Elizabeth (Rudy) Vogt, and was born in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1812. His grandfather, Martin Vogt, Sr., was a native of Switzerland, where he lived and died. The Swiss people live in villages, around which are located their farms and vineyards, and in one of those pretty villages, named Frankindorf (meaning Franklin village), situated in a picturesque valley with the irregular outline of rugged mountains plainly visible in the purple distance, dwelt Martin Vogt. He was a prominent man in the community and served for many years as mayor (schultheis) of his village. He was largely engaged in grape culture and the manufacture of wine. He married and had two sons: Martin (father), and Henry, who succeeded to his father's office and estate, and continued in office until his death. Martin Vogt (father) was born in the canton of… |
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d. 1814, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 