Daniel Lazarus

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Lazarus was born on 10 April 1768, in Schoenersville, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Johann Martin Lazarus, was 39 and his mother, Christiana Reichard, was 36. He married Elisabetha Paul on 27 June 1797, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 5 November 1857, in Schoenersville, Hanover Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Schoenersville, Hanover Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Lazarus
1768–1857
Elisabetha Paul
1776–1833
Marriage: 27 June 1797
Jacob Lazaraus
1797–1887
Christiana Lazarus
1806–
Maria Lazaraus
1810–1845
Elizabeth Lazarus
1811–1879
Peter Lazarus
1798–1881
George Lazarus
1799–1882
David Lazarus
1803–1889
Thomas Lazarus
1808–1871
Daniel Lazarus Jr
1813–1904
Joseph Lazarus
1819–1899

Sources (31)

  • Daniel Legerus (Unknown), "United States Census, 1820"
  • Daniel Lazarus, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Marriage date analysis

World Events (7)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avi, Aviva, Baruch, Chaya, Hyman, Isador, Mendel, Morty, Moshe, Naftali, Shula.

Jewish (western Ashkenazic) and German: variant of Lazar .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Daniel Lazarus was the son of Martin (Maatius) Lazarus and Christina Reichard. He is the Lazarus family "progenitor" in the History of Lehigh County (c. 1914) [but now we know his parents - see abov …

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