Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Knopp Sr was born on 17 October 1787, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, his father, Peter Phillip Knopp, was 33 and his mother, Marie Sybilla Boyer, was 32. He married Elizabeth Frances Kaufman on 13 April 1812, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Plains District, Rockingham, Virginia, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 17 February 1880, in Newtown, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
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- Abraham Knopp, "United States Census, 1860"
- Abm Knapps, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Alm Knopp, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
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World Events (8)
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
German: from Middle Low German, knōp ‘swelling, lump, knob, button, glob’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of buttons, or a nickname for a small, rotund man, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a rounded hillock. Compare Knoop .
English (Essex): from Middle English knopp, knope ‘small rounded protuberance, knob’ (Old English cnoppa), used topographically, or as a nickname from the same word, used of the knope of the knee and the elbow-joint.
English (Essex): variant of Nobb (see Nobbe ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Rockingham County, Virginia Deaths
Abram Knopp Rockingham County, Virginia Deaths Name: Abram Knopp Race: W Sex: M (Male) Death Date: Feb 1880 Father's Name: Philip Birthplace: Pennsylvania
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