When Lorenz Rohrbach was born on 16 October 1746, in Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Christian Rohrbach, was 26 and his mother, Maria Catharina Kuntz, was 35. He married Anna Catharina Grokes in 1771, in York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 4 March 1795, in Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 48.
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Historical Boundaries: 1749: York, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Historical Boundaries: 1784: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Milbert, Erhart, Gerhard, Helmuth, Otto, Urs.
German and Swiss German: habitational name from any of numerous places called Rohrbach (‘reed brook’ or ‘channel brook’) in many parts of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Compare Rohrback , Rohrbaugh , Rohrbough , Roraback , and Rorabaugh .
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