Brief Life History of George
When George Hepner was born on 16 November 1783, in Mifflin Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Heinrich Hepner, was 36 and his mother, Catharine Rothermel, was 34. He married Eva Weiser in 1801, in Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Red Cross, Jackson Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1810 and Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1820. He died on 3 February 1835, in Jordan Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- George Hepner, "United States Census, 1820"
- George Hepner, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
- George Hepner, "United States Census, 1810"
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World Events (8)
1785
Historical Boundaries 1785: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Heppner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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