Catharina Geiger

Brief Life History of Catharina

When Catharina Geiger was born in 1735, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johann Georg Geiger, was 33 and her mother, Maria Catharina Henckel, was 24. She married Bernard B. RENN jr about 1760, in Frederick, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1827, in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 92.

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Family Time Line

Bernard B. RENN jr
1744–1823
Catharina Geiger
1735–1827
Marriage: about 1760
Catharine RENN
1761–1841
John George Renn
1770–1818
Maria Elizabeth Renn
1763–
Bernhart Renn
1765–1821
Adam B. Renn
1768–1853
Isaac Renn
1769–1841
Bernard B. Renn
1773–1829
Philip B Renn
1776–1853
Hannah A. Renn
1779–1846
Johannes B. Renn
1784–
Mary A Renn
1792–

Sources (6)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Catharine Geiger - Published information: birth-name: Catharine Geiger or Barney
  • Catharina in entry for Maria Elisabeth Renn, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • Catharina in entry for Maria Elisabeth Renn, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"

World Events (6)

1772

Historical Boundaries: 1772: Northumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a violin player or maker, Middle High German gīger (an agent derivative of gīge ‘violin’), German Geiger.

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

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