Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Rieth was born on 24 February 1806, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Jacob Rieth, was 59 and his mother, Margaretha Elizabeth Emerich, was 38. He married Catharine Rieth on 8 March 1828, in Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 16 September 1837, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Reeds Cemetery, Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Johanes Riath, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- John Rieth, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Johannes Rieth, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
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.
Name Meaning
German: topographic name from Middle High German riet ‘reed’ or a habitational name from any of several places called with this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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