When Sarah Geiger was born in 1774, in Gibraltar, Robeson Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Christopher Geiger, was 52 and her mother, Maria Barbara Geiger, was 50. She married Philip Henkel before 1800. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 16 May 1863, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Walnuttown, Richmond Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
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.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a violin player or maker, Middle High German gīger (an agent derivative of gīge ‘violin’), German Geiger.
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