Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Geiger was born on 23 January 1797, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Geiger, was 24 and her mother, Clara Elisabeth Beck, was 23. She married Johann Jacob Stoltz on 31 August 1823, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 3 October 1837, at the age of 40, and was buried in Bethania, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.
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- Birth of Maria Geiger Stoltz in Moravian Church records
- Maria Catharina Geiger Stoltz, "Find A Grave Index"
- Funeral of Maria Geiger Stoltz
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World Events (8)
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
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.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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