Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Senft was born on 18 January 1838, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Philip Senft, was 26 and her mother, Catharine Gentzler, was 30. She had at least 3 sons and 8 daughters with John Bixler Jr.. She lived in Manchester Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and North York, York, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. She died on 17 January 1912, in Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 73, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Rebecca Senft in household of John Senft, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Senft, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Rebecca Bixler, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther, Jodel, Kurt, Otto.
German:
nickname for a helpful or friendly person, from Middle High German senfte ‘soft, accommodating’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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