Brief Life History of Mary A.
When Mary A. Liebhart was born in 1827, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Liebhart, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Kraft, was 33. She lived in Woodcock, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850.
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- Mary A Leaport, "United States Census, 1850"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther.
German: from an ancient Germanic personal name, composed of the elements liub ‘beloved, dear’ + hard ‘brave, strong’. Compare Leaphart , Leiphart , Leppard 2, Libhart , Lippard 2, and Lippart .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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