Christopher Jäckle was also known as Christopher Yeakle.
1 He was born circa 3 April 1718.
2 He was the son of
Christopher Yeakle and
Regina Heebner. He immigrated with his mother
Regina Heebner in 1734 to Pennsylvania.
3 He was a cooper.
1 He married
Maria Scholtze, daughter of
Balthasar Scholtze and
Susanna Dietrich, on 9 August 1743.
1 He and
Maria lived from 1743 to 1775 in Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
1 He and
Maria lived from the time of the Revolutionary War onward at the summit of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
1 He died on 3 January 1810 in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
1 Published material in a work in the public domain appeared in 1879 It read: Christopher Yeakle, son of Regina and Christopher
Yeakle (page 5), married Maria, daughter of Susanna
and Balthasar Schultz (page 14), August 9, 1743.
Their children were:
Susanna, born October 8, 1744.
Maria, born September 21, 1747.
Regina, born October 1, 1749.
Abraham, born March 14, 1752.
Anna, born July 16, 1755.
Christopher, born October 7, 1757.
Maria, wife of C. Y., died March 4, 1807, aged 89
years.
C. Y. died January 3, 1810, aged 91 years and 9
months.
Christopher Yeakle was about 18 years of age when
he came to Pennsylvania with his mother in 1734; his
father died in Germany. He apprenticed himself to
a cooper, and continued during life to follow his trade.
He built the log-house in 1743 (yet standing, 1879) at
Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia, which
was his dwelling until nearly the Revolution, when
he purchased the property on the summit of Chestnut
Hill, now owned by his granddaughter, and died there
at a very advanced age. By his industrious and frugal
habits he died possessed of considerable property. His
descendants are quite numerous in Philadelphia and
in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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