When Benjamin Shroyer was born in 1829, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States, his father, William Shroyer, was 26 and his mother, Elenor Waggoner, was 30. He married Hannah Miller on 8 March 1850, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Mad River Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States in 1880.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Pennsylvania German variant of Schreier or Schreyer . Compare Schroyer .
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