When George Emenheiser was born in 1797, in Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Emenheiser Sr., was 37 and his mother, Christina Druck, was 33. He married Emma Amanda Eshenrode before 1829. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Chanceford Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. He died on 29 November 1882, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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Americanized form of Swiss German Immenhauser: habitational name for someone from a place called Immenhausen. The surname Immenhauser is very rare in Switzerland. Compare Emenhiser .
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