David Gish
1749–1790 (Age 41)
White Oak, Penn Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
The Life of David
When David Gish was born in 1749, in White Oak, Penn Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Johann Mathias Gish, was 39 and his mother, Catharina Bauer, was 40. He died in 1790, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States, at the age of 41.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
David Gish
1749–1790
Freney Cass
1751–
Spouse and Children
1749–1790Male
1751–Female
Parents and Siblings
1710–1757Male
1709–1771Female
siblings
(11)
1735–1796Male
Anna Katerin Gisch
1737–1817Female
1737–1846Female
1739–1783Male
Anna Gish
1741–1817Female
+6 More Children
World Events (5)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 9
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Age 27
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 31
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
German (Gisch): from a short form of the Germanic personal name Gisulf, from gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ ( see Giesel ) + wolf, wulf ‘wolf’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- David Gish in entry for Mary A. Orr, "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905"
- Thomas Allen Groshong Sr
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014
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