Brief Life History of John
When John Flickenger was born on 18 September 1787, in Sandyville, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, his father, Michael Flickinger, was 34 and his mother, Anna Maria Herbach or Harbaugh, was 29. He married Sybilla Margaretha Rebecca Demuth on 7 April 1812, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 4 November 1824, in Sandy Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Newport, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.
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- John Flickenger, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John Flickinger, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Flickenger, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Flückinger, a habitational name for someone from Flückingen near Bern.
German: variant of Flicker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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