Martin Lazarus

Brief Life History of Martin

When Martin Lazarus was born on 13 October 1774, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Martin Lazarus, was 45 and his mother, Christina Reichard, was 39. He married Maria Anna in 1796, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salisbury Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in 1840. He died on 29 November 1847, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salisbury Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Martin Lazarus
1774–1847
Maria Anna
1776–1829
Marriage: 1796
Jonathan Lazarus
1799–
Elizabeth Lazarus
1801–1880
Michael Lazarus
1803–
Jesse Lazarus
1806–
Hannah Lazaraus
1814–1827
Louisa Lazaraus
1816–1831

Sources (12)

  • Martin Lazarus, "United States Census, 1800" - Hannover, Northampton, Pennsylvania
  • Martin Lazares, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
  • Martin Lazarus in entry for Louisa Lazarus, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"

World Events (8)

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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