Abraham Gideon Rothermel

Brief Life History of Abraham Gideon

Abraham Gideon Rothermel was born on 24 June 1802, in Perry Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Elizabeth Angstadt on 27 February 1823, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died in 1841, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 39.

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Abraham Gideon Rothermel
1802–1841
Elizabeth Angstadt
1805–1872
Marriage: 27 February 1823
Reuben Rothermel
1830–
Susanna Rothermel
1834–1860
Anna Catharine Rothermel
1836–1911

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    World Events (7)

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

    Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    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. 

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Otto, Arno, Gerhard, Kehl, Klaus, Kurt, Lieselotte.

    German: variant of Rothärmel, literally ‘red sleeve’, a nickname referring to the medieval fashion for bicolored garments (e.g. a tunic consisting of a different colored bodice and red sleeves).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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