Joseph Weber

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Weber was born in 1804, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John George Weidner Weber, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Schneider Reiff, was 35. He married Mary Ann Webster on 7 April 1831, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1883, in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 79.

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Joseph Weber
1804–1883
Mary Ann Webster
1818–1895
Marriage: 7 April 1831
Susan Elizabeth Weber
1832–1902
George Harrison Weber
1840–1872

Sources (9)

  • Joseph Weber, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joseph Weeber, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
  • Joseph in entry for George H. Weber, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"

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World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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 and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a weaver, Middle High German wëber, German Weber, an agent derivative of weben ‘to weave’. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, and the Netherlands. In Hungary it is mostly spelled Wéber and Véber. In Russia, Slovenia, Czechia, Slovakia, and Croatia it is (also) established in the Slavicized form Veber , which is in Czechia also spelled Vebr. Compare Waber , Weaber , Weaver , Webber , and Webre .

History: As a name of ultimately Swiss German origin the surname Weber is also established among the American Mennonites. However, descendants of the early Mennonite settlers, who came to PA in the early 18th century, mostly bear the Americanized form of the name (see Weaver ).

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

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