Brief Life History of Benjamin S
When Benjamin S Ahalt was born on 4 October 1834, in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States, his father, Matthias Ahalt, was 31 and his mother, Phoebe Philippina Routzahn, was 25. He married Sarah Elizabeth Derr on 10 February 1857, in Frederick, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 22, Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1900 and Burkittsville, Frederick, Maryland, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 April 1923, in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States.
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- Benjaman Ahalt, "United States Census, 1910"
- Benjamin Singleton Ahalt, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjamin S Ahalt, "United States Census, 1900"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Ehalt ‘servant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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