Brief Life History of John
When John Swartz was born on 28 July 1795, in Montoursville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter Swartz Sr., was 29 and his mother, Mary Polly Custer, was 26. He married Elizabeth Baker on 10 September 1829, in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 13 July 1881, in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Montoursville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (7)
- John Swartz, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- John Swartz, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
- John Swartz in entry for Solomon Follmer, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
Spouse and Children
1795–1881 Male
1800–1855 Female
Children (6)
1830– Female
1831–1891 Male
1835–1906 Female
1837–1885 Female
1840–1921 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1765–1852 Male
1768–1847 Female
Siblings (13)
1785–1879 Male
1787–1868 Female
1787– Male
1789–1860 Male
1791–1855 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 5
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 17
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 24
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schwartz or Schwarz ‘dark, black’, and of their Slavicized forms Švarc (Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian) and Szwarc (Polish).
Dutch: variant of Swarts .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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