Johannes Bachmann

Brief Life History of Johannes

When Johannes Bachmann was born on 21 October 1768, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johan Jacob Bachman, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Reichlin, was 28. He married Elisabeth Weiss on 25 November 1794, in Lowhill Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 18 December 1829, in his hometown, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lowhill Church Cemetery, Lowhill Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Bachmann
1768–1829
Elisabeth Weiss
1776–1828
Marriage: 25 November 1794
Jacob Bachman
1796–1821
Magdalena Bachman
1797–
Johannes Adam Baughman
1800–1888
Jonas Baughman
1808–1889
David Baughman
1812–1881

Sources (16)

  • Johannes Bachmann, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Johannes Bachman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Johannes Bachmann in entry for Johannes Bachmann, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"

World Events (8)

1776

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

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Heinz, Kurt, Johannes, Otto, Beate, Benno, Dieter, Dietmar, Elke, Ewald, Franz.

German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle High German bach ‘stream’ + man ‘man’. Compare Bachman , Backman , and Baughman .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Bachman .

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

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