Peter Weida

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Weida was born on 4 April 1828, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Benjamin Weida, was 28 and his mother, Christina Oswald, was 28. He married Margaret Angstadt in 1845, in Rockland Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Towamensing Township, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 15 June 1892, in Palmerton Borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Palmerton Borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Weida
1828–1892
Margaret Angstadt
1825–1870
Marriage: 1845
Aaron Weidaw
1847–1903
Rebecca Weida
1850–1923
Sarah Weida
1850–
Lafayette Weidaw
1854–
Frank T. Weidaw
1861–1932
Alfred E Weida
1862–1910
Lillian Weida
1867–1937
William Franklin Weida
1868–1915
Reuben Weidow
1869–

Sources (11)

  • Peter White, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Peter Weida, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
  • Peter Weida, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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.

1843

Historical Boundaries 1843: Carbon, Pennsylvana, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

German: habitational name from any of the places so named, for example in Saxony or Thuringia (see Weide ).

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

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