John Gearhart

Brief Life History of John

When John Gearhart was born on 6 April 1767, in Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, his father, Captain Jacob Gearhart II, was 32 and his mother, Catharine Kline, was 26. He married Anna Cool about 1795, in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 20 September 1822, in Rush Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Riverside, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gearhart
1767–1822
Anna Cool
1775–1825
Marriage: about 1795
Tunis Gearhart
about 1790–1875
Tunis Franklin Gearhart
1795–1872
Spencer C Gearhart
about 1820–
Jacob Calvin Gearhart
1797–1839
William Cool Gearhart
1799–1834
Catherine Gearhart
1805–
Catharine Gearhart
1806–1873
Sarah Gearhart
1808–1891
Elizabeth Gearhart
1810–
Anna Else Gearhart
1813–1900
John Gearhart
1818–1860

Sources (5)

  • Jacob Gearhart & Catherine Kline family of 11 children in Genealogical and Biographical annals of Northumberland County, PA
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

World Events (8)

1772

Historical Boundaries: 1772: Northumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Gerhardt .

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

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