Johannes "John" Lamm

Brief Life History of Johannes "John"

When Johannes "John" Lamm was born on 1 December 1759, in Heidelberg Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Johan Peter Lamm, was 48 and his mother, Anna Margaretha Heckert, was 18. He married Anna Margaretha Brossman on 1 December 1791, in Heidelberg Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Heidelberg Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1789. He died on 28 October 1817, in Bernville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Wernersville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johannes "John" Lamm
1759–1817
Anna Margaretha Brossman
1764–1826
Marriage: 1 December 1791
Rosina Lamm
1792–1864
John Lamm
1793–1869
Elizabeth Lamm
1795–1875
Daniel Lamm
1799–1886
Peter Lamm
1801–1853
Anna Maria Lamm
1803–1852
Benjamin Lamm
1807–1869
Anna Margaretha Lamm
1812–1888

Sources (26)

  • Jno Lamb, "United States, Census, 1790"
  • Johannes Lamm, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Johann Lam, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"

World Events (6)

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.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

German: from Middle High German lamp ‘lamb’, applied as a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, or in some instances as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of the paschal lamb.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name or an artificial from German Lamm, Yiddish lam ‘lamb’ (compare 1 above).

English: variant of Lamb .

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

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