George Adam Blanck

Brief Life History of George Adam

When George Adam Blanck was born on 29 September 1758, in Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joh. George Blanck, was 28 and his mother, Eva Elisabetha Steinmetz, was 20. He married Elizabeth Barbara Reiter on 6 May 1784, in Red Hill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 29 June 1831, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Red Hill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Adam Blanck
1758–1831
Elizabeth Barbara Reiter
1767–1809
Marriage: 6 May 1784
Maria Elisabeth Blanck
1785–1822
Susanna Blanck
1787–
George Adam Blank
1788–1865
Blanck
1791–
John Blank
1792–1860
Wilhelm Blanck
1795–1861
Eva Blank
1797–1859
Catherine Blank
1799–1876
Barbara Blank
1802–1806
Jesse Reiter Blanck
1805–1869
Solomon Adam Blank
1807–1896

Sources (8)

  • Legacy NFS Source: George Adam Blank - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: George Adam Blank
  • Georg Adam Blank, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
  • George Adam Blank, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

German: nickname for a man with white or fair hair or a pale complexion, from Middle High German blanc ‘bright, shining, white, beautiful’.

French (Alsace and Lorraine): variant of Blanc , of German origin (see above).

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

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Story Highlight

DER BAUERN FREUND Published weekly on Wednesdays In Sumneytown, Montgomery Co., Pa. By Enos Benner July 6, 1831 BLANK, George Adam, Upper Hanover, 73. Tuesday before last, dropsy.

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