Conrad Leichleiter

Brief Life History of Conrad

When Conrad Leichleiter was born on 11 August 1756, in Colebrookdale Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Johann Conrad Leichleider, was 31 and his mother, Maria Barbara Mueller, was 31. He married Anna Margaretha Froschauer about 1786, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 22 December 1844, in Shepherd's Town, Jefferson, Virginia, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lutheran Graveyard, Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Conrad Leichleiter
1756–1844
Anna Margaretha Froschauer
1769–1843
Marriage: about 1786
Jacob Leichleiter
1788–1875
Conrad Licklider Jr
1790–1821
Susan Leichleiter
1791–1875
Daniel Licklider
1793–1867
Elizabeth Leichleiter
1795–1820
Heinrich "Henry" Leichleiter
1796–1868
Adam Licklider
1798–1868
Anna Margaretha Leichleiter
1799–1879
John Lechlider
1803–
George Licklider
1804–1892
Anna Mary Leichleiter
1805–1846
Solomon Lewis Licklider
1807–1887
Samuel Lechlider
1809–1889
Thomas Licklider
1810–1882
Susanna Barbara Licklider
1813–1855

Sources (25)

  • Conrad Leichleiter, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Conrod Licklider, "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971"
  • Conrad Leichleiter, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

South German: topographic name from Middle High German lēhen ‘to hold land as a feudal tenant’ + līte ‘mountain slope’. See also Lechner , compare Lechliter , Leckliter , Leichliter , Lichliter , and Lickliter .

History: Johann Conrad Lechleiter arrived from Germany to PA in 1741. His surname was also recorded as Leichleider and Leichleiter (these forms are not found in Germany), while his descendants also bear the surnames Lechliter, Leckliter, Leichleiter, Leichliter, Lichliter, Lichlyter, Licklider, and Lickliter.

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

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