When Christina Altman was born on 9 August 1794, in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johann Peter Altman, was 59 and her mother, Anna Barbara Fast, was 42. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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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.
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Americanized form of German Altmann , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. This form of the surname is also found in Britain, Czechia, and some other European countries.
History: Philip Altman, a Jew from Bavaria, arrived in New York c. 1835. He had numerous prominent descendants.
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