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shan  (View posts) Posted: 14 Apr 2000 7:09AM GMT
looking for descendants of Jakob Tiger who arrived from Germany late 1700's. lived in Twiksbury Twp, Hunterdon Cty. particularly interested in his religious preference.

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rosesun_1  (View posts) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 4:18AM GMT
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I hear his religious preference was presbyterian not sure, may have been something else. I know the surname is jewish
reading history he would not have been considered any religious group today cause his sabbath was saturday.
mass confusion regarding religion. I just go with they were jewish and that is the religious preference.
My great grandfather was Peter Nevious Tiger and his father was Elbe and his father was John and his father was Jacob
from germany Alot of relatives. There is a book called early germans of New jersey you will see information there on religious practice jews with confusion basically

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