Johann Martin Bärth

Brief Life History of Johann Martin

When Johann Martin Bärth was born on 22 May 1752, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Martin Barth, was 33 and his mother, Eva Juliana Frantz, was 31. He married Susanna Margaretha Grube (Grub) about 1778, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 23 June 1817, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Johann Martin Bärth
1752–1817
Susanna Margaretha Grube (Grub)
1755–1834
Marriage: about 1778
John Martin Bard
1779–
Catharine Bard
1793–
Elisabeth Bard
1795–1837
Mary Bard
–1837
Casper Baird
1781–1851
Susanna Barbara Bard
1782–1837
Maria Margaret Bart
1783–1854
Daniel Bard
1786–1837
Martin Bard
1788–1837
Georg Bart
1790–

Sources (15)

  • Martin Bard, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Martin Bard in entry for John Martin Bard, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Mathias Bart, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"

World Events (6)

1776

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

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Hans, Kurt, Franz, Erwin, Florian, Gerhard, Gunther, Klaus, Manfred, Armin, Arno.

German and Swiss German: nickname for a bearded man, from Middle High German bart ‘beard’. This name, which can not be always distinguished from 2 and 4 below, is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Slovenia, in the last four countries sometimes as a German translation of Slavic surnames meaning ‘beard’ or ‘bearded man’ (see Bart 1). See also Beard 1.

German: habitational name from a place so named in Pomerania.

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

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