Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Geberich was born on 8 July 1809, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Georg Peter Gerberich, was 35 and her mother, Charlotta Froescher, was 33. She married Amos Fair on 18 September 1834, in York, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Shrewsbury Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 23 September 1899, in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Eliz Fair in household of Cornelius Klinefelter, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Fair, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
- Elizabeth Fair in entry for Abdiel Fair, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
German: from the personal name Gerberich, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gār, gēr ‘spear’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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