Brief Life History of Jacob C
When Jacob C Rohrer was born on 6 August 1795, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States, his father, Johannes K “John” Rohrer, was 30 and his mother, Catherina Barbara Orndorff, was 40. He married Artemisia Ashbaugh on 2 February 1822, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 22 September 1867, in Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Rogers Cemetery, Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jacob C. Rohrer - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Jacob C. Rohrer
- Jacob Rohrer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German (also Röhrer): habitational name for someone from any of the many places all over Germany, also in Austria and Switzerland, named Rohr or with Middle High German rōr ‘reed bed’ or rōr ‘well, channel’ (see Rohr ). This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Rehrer , Rhorer , Roehrer , Rorer , and Rorrer .
History: The surname Röhrer is listed along with the variant Roehrer in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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