Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Poorman was born on 31 August 1744, in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johan Peter Burman Poorman, was 27 and his mother, Mary Catherina Gasz, was 23. He married Maria Barbara Hoffer on 17 January 1769, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 18 April 1825, in Guilford, Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Grindstone Hill Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863
- Daniel Bohrman, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Daniel Poorman, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1763
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1784
Historical Boundaries: 1784: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Name Meaning
Possibly an altered form of German Purrmann, from a variant of the personal name Burgman, from Old High German burg ‘castle, protection’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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