Brief Life History of Rachael
When Rachael Mentzer was born in 1772, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Mentzer, was 32 and her mother, Katharina Elisabetha Bauer, was 20. She married David Andrew Topper on 18 November 1804, in Conewago Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Rachel Mentzer, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
- Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 for Rachel Mentzer marriage records
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781
Historical Boundaries: 1781: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
German: habitational name with the agent suffix -er, either from Mainz, earlier Mentz, derived from the medieval Latin name Mogontia (from Latin Mogontiacum, probably from the Celtic personal name Mogontios); or from Menz in Brandenburg and Saxony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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