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John Conrad Bobb (I24928)
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| Birth | 5 February 1740  25 21 Germany, Palatine, Provinces |
| Marriage | Eva Margaret Frankhouser - [View Family (F9906)]
Brecknock Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Death of father | 1779 or 1799 (Age approx. 39-59) John Conrad Phillip Bobb (I24929) (Age approx. 64-84) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of mother | 5 March 1801 (Age 61) Eleanor Klein (I24933) (Age 82) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death | 2 May 1808 (Age 68) Near Middleburg, Northumberland, now Union Co., Pa |
| Ancestral File Number (AFN) | L6MD-MW |
| Universal Identifier | 0C4B8D09DA16E6478B95C40CBF61F1313C66 |
| Burial | Hassinger Old, Cemetery, West Of, Middleburg |
| Last Change | 13 August 2007 - 07:51:10 Last changed by: dcoplien |
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DAR BOBB, John Birth: GER 5 Feb 1740 Service: PA Rank: Sol, Patriotic Service Death: PA 5 Feb 1808 Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No Spouse: (1) Eve X Conrade Bobb served under Capt. Hugh Robinson in the 4th Co, 10th Battalion, Lancaster County Militia on 5/10/1782. Letters of Administration issued on 2/17/1809 in Snyder County Probate Court to Christ of. Royer and Jacob Bobb(eldest son). Snyder County Probate Records of 4/7/1809 say Conrad died 2/5/1808. Wife, Eve. Children, Jacob, Philip, Peter, Conrad, Barbara(Mrs. Jacob Walter), Eva, Catherine(Mrs. John Hassinger), Magdalene(Mrs. John Lepley), Susan(Mrs. Jacob Laber). "Here rests John Conrad Bobb, was born on 5th Feb. 1740 joined together in wedlock with Eva Frankhous 1766. Lived therein 43 years and begat 6 sons and 6 daughters, died on 5th Feb. 1809 was 69 years old." Translation of Lutheran Church Record, Hochspeyer Germany 1713-1798; February 5, 1740 a son was born to Philipp Bopp (Bobb), a man of the court of Frankenstein and his married house woman, who was baptised on the 7th and given the names Johann Conrad. Gos parents are Johann Conrad Hofmann, a hunter from Wallburg and his wife (previous records indicate a hunter of the court from a castle called Frankenstein in the Wallbrunn region. ( See wife's notes. It is THAT Frankenstein Castle). Philipp Bopp (Bob) was married to (can not read), a man of the court of Frankenstein with a stepson of the husband named Johann George Klein, and a son Johann/conrad February 5, 1740." DAR application The said John Conrad Bubb-- commonly called Conrad Bubb resided during the American Revolution at Pennsylvania assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Pvt. with Captian John Rutherfords Company; Lancaster County Militia, Fourth Battalion. (References are "The Snyder County Pioneers" by Dr. Charles A. Fisher, pub. 22 Aug 1938. John Conrad Bubb, also Bobb, Bopp, Bop, Bob, Bub, Bube-- his record is found on page 11 in Dr. Fishers book.) Pennsylvania State Archives "Military Accounts: Militia," Records of the Comptroller General, RG-4 Bobb, Conrad Lancaster County, Battalion 4th, Company 3rd Capt. John Rutherford Class 7th C/R class roll, Date 26 Dec 1778 Pub a (5) VII, 375-376 Township of Residence- Paxton. --The Castle Frankenstine -- source About.com Mary Shelley was inspired to write "Frankenstein" by her visit to a hilltop castle--with a panoramic view of the Rhine Plain. Locate approximately three miles south of Darmstadt, Castle Frankenstein is steeped in a blend of fact and legend, which transcend regional curiosity. In 1818, Lord Byron challenged his visitors at Lake Geneva to write a gruesome story. But, in 1816, Shelley visited Castle Frankenstein to investigate the castle after her stepmother, Mary Jane Clairmont, told her a tale about the site. The castle's most notorious inhabitant, according to Clairmont, was Johann Conrad Dippel, a physician and theologian. Dippel had attempted to construct a new human being out of body parts, virginal blood and esoteric, magical rites. Dippel used the castle's prison as a laboratory to conduct alchemistic experiments, which included attempts to create gold for the Count of Hesse. The State of the Place & History While the place has a fascinating past, the castle had long been in a state of dilapidation and was uninhabitable when Shelley first visited the castle in 1816. The castle's existence was first documented in 1252, and until 1662, the castle was owned by the von Frankenstein clan. Later, the castle was a military prison and a home for military invalids until it was deserted and forgotten after 1742. With the advent of Romanticism, the castle was rediscovered; and the initial restoration began in 1835. A complete overhaul of the castle has never been accomplished. It is the castle's chapel that has best endured the passage of time, and this small building hosts a rare gem unsurpassed in art history: white alabaster from northern Italy and indigenous red sandstone were modeled into a life-size relief depicting Philip Ludwig of Frankenstein. This work ranks as the only 17th-century tomb that features an illustration of Jesus' baptism in the River Jordan. It is important to note that in the Hesse of the 16th and 17th centuries the depiction of Christ on a tomb was punishable by death. Besides being the most intact part of the castle, the castle also offers a bit of mystery. According to legend, the tormented spirit of Dippel is known to sit on the chapel roof between Christmas and New Year's Day. Dippel conducts bizarre experiments, clattering around with his bones. Out of all these eccentricities, Mary Shelley drew the Victor von Frankenstein. Since 1972, the castle has hosted annual Halloween parties to pay homage to the monster of Frankenstein, the student whose god-like ambition was eternalized in a literary milestone. |
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 Multimedia Object | Castle Frankenstein, Oberg, Germany
Format: jpg Image Dimensions: 650 x 473 Type: photo Note: Malinda (Walters) Zimmerman is the 3rd great granddaughter of John Conrad Phillip Bobb, of the court of Frankenstein. |
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