Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Line was born in 1765, in Pompton Plains, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Conrad Lein, was 32 and his mother, Claartje Van Houten, was 24. He married Katherine in 1801, in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hanover Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1800. He died in 1842, in Madison Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Middletown Cemetery, Winchester Park Addition, Franklin, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (30)
- P Leon, "United States Census, 1840"
- Peter Hins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Peter Lyons, "United States Census, 1830"
Spouse and Children
1765–1842 Male
1783–1817 Female
Children (6)
1802–1873 Female
1803–1875 Male
1806–1884 Female
1809–1882 Male
1813–1857 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1733–1815 Male
1741–1817 Female
Siblings (12)
1758– Male
1759–1824 Female
1760–1812 Male
1762–1825 Female
1763–1843 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 11
1776
Age 11
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: from the medieval female personal name Line, a shortened form of Cateline (see Catlin ) and of various other names such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).
Americanized form of German Lein .
In some cases possibly also French (Liné): metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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