Brief Life History of Melinda
When Melinda Stopp was born on 25 May 1825, in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Stopp, was 28 and her mother, Maria Barbara Frey, was 32. She married John Bertsch on 22 November 1846, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died about 1908, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Egypt, Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Malinda Bartsch in household of John Bartsch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Melinda Stapp, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Malinda Stopp Bertsch, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1822–1896 Male
1825–about 1908 Female
Children (6)
about 1848–1937 Female
about 1851–1893 Male
1853–1904 Male
1856–1939 Male
1860–1903 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1796–1868 Male
1792–1834 Female
Siblings (7)
1819–1876 Female
1821–1888 Female
1823–1880 Female
1825–about 1908 Female
1828–1862 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 5
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 5
1863
Age 38
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erhardt.
North German and Danish: from Middle Low German stōp ‘pitcher, stone bottle’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of the vessels or a wine seller or innkeeper.
German: nickname for a small, stocky person in connection with the meaning above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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