Born: 24 February 1787, probably at Otsego County, New York
Died: 22 May 1867, reportedly at South Dumfries, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
Buried: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Father: Johann Friedrich Hess
Mother: Anna Catherine Nellis
Spouse(1): Elizabeth Scrambling
Married: By about 1810
Children:
- Catherine Hess
- George Hess
- Andrew Hess
- Elizabeth “Betsy” Hess
- Walter B[lakely?] Hess
- James Hess
- Jacob Hess
- Margaret Hess
- Caroline Hess
- Delilah Hess
- Possibly Alice Hess
Spouse(2): Rhoda Rouse
Married: 1 May 1831 at Blenheim, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Children:
- Rhoda Hess
- Jacob Hess