Mariba Geer

Brief Life History of Mariba

When Mariba Geer was born on 23 September 1865, in Hancock, Delaware, New York, United States, her father, Amasa Geer, was 44 and her mother, Mary Hendricks, was 29. She married Harvey E. Bishop in 1882, in Delaware, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Delaware, New York, United States in 1920 and Obernburg, Sullivan, New York, United States in 1930. She died on 11 April 1939, in Long Eddy, Sullivan, New York, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Harvey E. Bishop
1861–1907
Mariba Geer
1865–1939
Marriage: 1882
Hattie Bishop
1883–
Miles Harvey Bishop Sr
1885–1959
Harry Bishop
1886–1946
Ray S. Bishop
1889–1989

Sources (14)

  • Mariba Gear, "New York, State Census, 1875"
  • Mariba Geer in entry for Harry Bishop, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
  • Mareba Tompkins, "United States Census, 1930"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Kent and Sussex): variant of Gear .

German: from a personal name derived from gēr, gār ‘spear’ (see Gerhardt ).

Dutch (Van der Geer and Van de Geer): topographic name from geer ‘triangular piece of land’. Compare Degeer .

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

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