Brief Life History of Johann Jacob
When Johann Jacob Steinbrenner II was born on 4 June 1736, in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann Jakob Steinbrenner Sr., was 31 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Sommer, was 36. He married Eva Barbara Bohler on 30 October 1748, in Dünsbach, Gerabronn, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He immigrated to Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in 1752. He died on 24 May 1797, in Lovettsville District, Loudoun, Virginia, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, United States.
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- Johann Jacob Steinbrenners, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Joh. Jacob Steinbrenners, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Johann Jacob Steinbrenner, "Find A Grave Index"
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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
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt, Otto, Gerhard, Gerhart, Horst, Juergen.
German: occupational name for a lime burner, from Middle High German stein ‘stone’ (in this case limestone) + an agent derivative of brennen ‘to burn’. Compare Kalkbrenner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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