Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Albright was born on 30 January 1766, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Ernst Albright, was 31 and his mother, Catherine Gonter, was 21. He married Sarah Hinkle about 1785, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 19 December 1841, in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Old Reformed Graveyard, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Henry Albright, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjamin Hinkle in The Henckel genealogy, 1500-1960 : ancestry and descendants of Reverend Anthony Jacob Henckel, 1668-1728.
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1774
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Albrecht .
English: cognate of Albert , from the Middle English personal name Albriht, Old English Æthelbriht, a metathesized form of Æthelbeorht. Compare Allbright .
History: Jacob Albright (1759–1808), a prominent Methodist preacher, was born in Pottstown, PA, the son of a German immigrant called Johann Albrecht.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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