Brief Life History of Johannes
Johannes Dengler was born in 1760, in Landshut, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany. He married Anne Eva Christine Eisenmenger on 16 September 1783, in Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1816, in Morgan, Alabama, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Georgia, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Johannes Dengler - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Johannes Dengler
- John Dengler, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Headstone image of Johannes Dengler from billiongraves.com
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Georgia is the 4th state.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Claus, Dieter, Erwin, Kurt, Reinhold, Siegfried, Wolfgang.
German: occupational name for a knife-sharpener, from an agent derivative of Middle High German tengelen ‘to sharpen instruments’ (such as large knives, sickles, and scythes), originally by carefully angled hammer blows (from Old High German tangol ‘hammer’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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