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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- 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
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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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