When Anna Barbara Ritter was born on 1 February 1750, in Lehigh Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Hanns Caspar Reitter, was 31 and her mother, Anna Maria Ochs, was 33. She married Michael Meier or Meyer in 1766, in Northampton Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 March 1828, in Allen Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Schoenersville, Hanover Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1752: Northampton, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1752: Northampton, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
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German: from Middle High German rit(t)er ‘knight, mounted warrior’, Middle Low German ridder, applied as a status name, occupational name, or nickname. Compare Knight .
English (Middlesex): perhaps a nickname from an agent derivative of Middle English ritten ‘to cut open, split’, usually referring to the use of a blade. Compare Render .
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