Brief Life History of Johan Philip
When Johan Philip Krause was born on 3 January 1753, in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes Krause, was 40 and his mother, Katherine Elizabeth Nellis, was 38. He married Lutz in 1775, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 9 January 1798, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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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.
1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Heinz, Horst, Fritz, Gerhard, Dieter, Manfred, Arno, Bernd.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kraus .
German: from Middle High German krūse ‘pitcher, jug’; a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of jugs.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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