Brief Life History of Johann Jost
When Johann Jost Spraker was born on 14 August 1765, in Palatine, Montgomery, New York, United States, his father, George Spraker, was 28 and his mother, Maria Elizabeth House, was 30. He married Catherine Fraser on 17 June 1787, in Palatine, Montgomery, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 19 August 1848, in his hometown, at the age of 83, and was buried in Canajoharie, Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York, United States.
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- Johann Jost Sprecher, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Jost Sprecher in entry for Elisabet Sprecher, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Jost Sprecher in entry for Joseph Sprecher, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
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1772
Historical Boundaries 1772: Tyron, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Tyron, New York, United States 1784: Montgomery, New York, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Sprecher ‘speaker’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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