When Col Johan Jacob Samuel Steck was born on 22 December 1796, in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Rev John Michael Steck, was 41 and his mother, Esther Haeffner, was 29. He married Christiana Sophia Waltz on 8 January 1825, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 29 September 1859, in Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Old Brookville Cemetery, Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries 1804: Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Armin, Dieter, Ernst, Fritz, Gunther, Otto, Reinhard, Siebert, Urs.
German: from Middle High German stecke ‘stick, rod’, hence a nickname for a tall thin man, or a topographic name from a posted grazing area.
German: variant of Stech 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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