Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Olinger was born in 1777, in Maryland, United States, his father, Johann Jacob Olinger, was 31 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Sohns, was 27. He married Elizabeth Ann Hiestand in 1804, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Harrison Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died in 1850, in Harrison, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Harrison, Ohio, United States.
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- Benjamin Olinger, "United States Census, 1850"
- Benjamin Olinger, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Ben Alinger in entry for Esther A. Bass, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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1781
In 1781, Maryland donated land to be used for part of Washington, D. C.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Ohlinger .
German: habitationalname for someone from Ölling in Bavaria or Öllingen near Ulm, orfrom Olingen near Betzdorf.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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