Brief Life History of David A
When David A Fetherolf was born on 1 July 1816, in Lynn Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Fetherolf Jr., was 34 and his mother, Anna Maria Wannemacher, was 35. He married Sarah Billig on 10 February 1839, in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 9 July 1892, in Lynn Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Jacksonville, Lynn Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- David Fetherolf, "United States Census, 1870"
- David Federolff, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
- David Fetherolf, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Federolf (see Fetterolf ). This form of the surname is found predominantly in OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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