Lorenz Rohrbach

Brief Life History of Lorenz

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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Family Time Line

Lorenz Rohrbach
1746–1795
Anna Catharina Grokes
1751–1836
Marriage: 1771
Johannes Rohrbach
1773–1844
Samuel Rohrbaugh
1776–1855
Henry Heinrich Rohrbaugh
1778–1864
Maria Catherine Rohrbach
1781–1803
Christian Rohrbach
1783–1859
Elisabeth Harriet Rohrbach
1786–1865
David Rohrbaugh
1789–1849
Joseph Rohrbach
1791–1791

Sources (11)

  • Laurentz Rohrbach, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Lorentz Rohrbach in entry for Elisabeth Rohrbach, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Laurentz Rohrbach, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"

World Events (5)

1749

Historical Boundaries: 1749: York, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: York, Pennsylvania, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1784

Historical Boundaries: 1784: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Name Meaning

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 .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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