Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Harter was born on 12 March 1805, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Harter, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Young, was 28. He married Elizabeth Harter on 1 November 1831, in Henry, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Round Prairie Township, Jefferson, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 18 January 1879, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Lambirth Cemetery, Henry, Iowa, United States.
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- Peter E Hunter in household of Cyrus Church, "United States Census, 1870"
- Peter Harter, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Peter Harter, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
German (also Härter): variant of Harder .
South German and Tyrolean: habitational name for someone from Hart in Austria.
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): nickname from Middle English herter ‘one who encourages, consoles, or inspires’ (from herten ‘to encourage, etc.’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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