Hannah Bilger

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Bilger was born on 10 December 1807, in New Hanover Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johannes Bigler, was 20 and her mother, Catherine Newman, was 18. She married Johann Jacob Wetzel about 1825. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 5 September 1867, in New Berlin, Union, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in New Berlin Cemetery, New Berlin, Union, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johann Jacob Wetzel
1795–1881
Hannah Bilger
1807–1867
Marriage: about 1825
Heinrich Eduard Wetzel
1826–1901
Lucia Eliza Wetzel
1835–
Nathaniel Wetzel
1844–1915
Mary Ann Wetzel
1830–1890
Anna Elisabeth Wetzel
1834–1873
Susan Eliza Wetzel
1834–
John Wetzel
1838–1867

Sources (10)

  • Hannah Wetzel in household of Jacob Wetzel, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Hanna Bilger, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Hannah Bilger Wetzel, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1813

Historical Boundaries: 1813: Union, Pennsylvania, United States

1825 · The Crimes Act

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.

Name Meaning

German: nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage, from Middle High German bilgerīm ‘pilgrim’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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