When John B. Hasler was born on 24 September 1811, in Aargau, Switzerland, his father, Bernard Hasler, was 26 and his mother, Talie, was 24. He married Sophronia Lyon about 1830, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in West Boylston, West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1865 and Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1870. He died on 16 March 1879, in Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Some characteristic forenames: German Christoph, Erna, Florian, Fritz, Heinz, Helmut.
German (also Häsler): topographic name from Middle High German hasel + the German agent suffix -er.
German: variant of Hassler .
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