Hanna Geise

Brief Life History of Hanna

When Hanna Geise was born on 2 August 1817, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Geise, was 29 and her mother, Catharina Schwartz, was 20. She married David Eister about 1859, in Jackson Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Eldred Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 18 November 1908, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Jackson Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Eister
1816–1893
Hanna Geise
1817–1908
Marriage: about 1859
Henry Geise Eister
1844–1888
Daniel Geise Eister
1846–1910
Catherine Eister
1849–1917
Mary Ann Eister
1854–1937
David Geise Eister
1861–1932

Sources (11)

  • Hannah Eyster in household of David Eyster, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Hanna Eyster, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
  • Hannah Eyster in entry for David G. Eyster and Lizzie Lesher, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Geis 1.

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

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