Brief Life History of Jacob Mariah
When Jacob Mariah Risinger was born on 15 October 1768, in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, his father, John George Risinger, was 27 and his mother, Margarethe Elizabeth Stein, was 20. He married Anna Mary Reitlehouver about 1791, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 25 March 1827, in Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States.
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- Jacob Mariah Risinger, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jacob Risinger, "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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South German: variant of Reisinger 3.
Americanized form of German Reisinger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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