Harmonious Shook, The Immigrant

Male 1718 - 1789  (71 years)


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  • Name Harmonious Shook 
    Suffix The Immigrant 
    Alt Birth 1718  Holland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth 1 Jan 1718  Basel, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Jun 1789  Hardy, Bedford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I32087  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2019 

    Family Anna Shobe,   b. 31 Jan 1719, Wittinsburg, Kanton Basel, Landschaft, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~ 1790, Hampshire County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage ~1735  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. William Shook,   b. 1745, Hampshire County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1811, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F11687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt Birth - 1718 - Holland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Jan 1718 - Basel, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - ~1735 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jun 1789 - Hardy, Bedford County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Hermanus Shook
      Birthdate: January 1, 1718 (71)
      Birthplace: Canton,Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
      Death: June 8, 1789 (71)
      Hardy, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
      Immediate Family:
      Son of Herman Schoock/Schoch
      Husband of Barbara Shook and Anna Shook
      Father of Catherine Rueger; Herman Schuck; William I. Shook, Sr.; Peter Shook, Sr; Katherine Brake (Shook) and 5 others
      Managed by: Private User
      Last Updated: December 16, 2014

      Immediate Family

      Barbara Shook
      wife

      Anna Shook
      wife

      Catherine Rueger
      daughter

      Herman Schuck
      son

      William I. Shook, Sr.
      son

      Peter Shook, Sr
      son

      Katherine Brake (Shook)
      daughter

      David Shook
      son

      John Shook
      son

      Elizabeth Neff
      daughter

      Priscilla Mary Carr
      daughter

      Hermanus Schoch
      son
      About Hermanus Shook
      Wife: Anna- (1719-1789) Shook (born Schaub)

      Wife: Barbara Shook (born Reagor)

      Children: William-(1745-1811) Shook, Peter-(1752-1824) Shook, Elizabeth-(1754-1816) Neff, (4G) (born Shook), Harmonous Shook, Priscilla-(1755-1815) Mary Carr (born Shook), Harmon-(1757-?) Shook, Katherine-(1763-1838) Shook, David-(1765-1849) Shook, John-(1770-?) Shook

      Hermanus Shook's records indicated that the family first settled in Virginia in the 1700s and then migrated to Tennessee. The records also indicate that the Shook family were pioneer settlers of both states.
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      Hermanus Shook's Timeline
      1683
      1683
      Birth of Herman Schuck
      1713
      1713
      Birth of Catherine Rueger
      Benken, Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
      1718
      January 1, 1718
      Birth of Hermanus
      Switzerland
      1718
      Birth of Hermanus Schoch
      Basel, Switzerland
      1745
      1745
      Age 27
      Birth of William I. Shook, Sr.
      Hardy County, West Virginia, United States
      1752
      1752
      Age 34
      Birth of Peter Shook, Sr
      Possible, Hampshire, Virginia, USA
      1753
      December 10, 1753
      Age 35
      Birth of Priscilla Mary Carr
      Augusta (now Grant), Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
      1760
      January 1760
      Age 42
      Birth of Elizabeth Neff
      Hampshire, , Virginia, USA
      1764
      1764
      Age 46
      Birth of Katherine Brake (Shook)
      Hampshire, Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA

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    • His Christian name is more likely, "Hieronymous", which is Latin for "William"...DAH

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