Brief Life History of John
When John Andreas Sr was born on 13 May 1790, in Heidelberg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Martin Andreas Jr., was 32 and his mother, Anna Maria Reber, was 29. He married Elisabeth Rex on 13 September 1813, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hollenback Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 12 August 1875, in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Wapwallopen, Conyngham Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Andrus, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Andres, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- John Andreas, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Heinz, Otto, Beate, Bernd, Ernst, Ilse, Kurt.
German and English: from the New Testament Greek name Andreas, which gave rise to Andrew in English and vernacular derivatives in almost every other European language. Etymologically, it is from Greek andreios ‘manly’, an adjective derivative of anēr (genitive andros) ‘man, male’. This is a Greek translation of an unknown Aramaic original; it was the name of the first of Christ's disciples, the patron saint of both Scotland and Russia. The Scottish surname Anderson is far more common than its Russian equivalent, Andreev. The personal name was popular throughout Europe in various vernacular forms (including Italian Andrea, French André, Spanish Andrés, Scottish, North German, and Scandinavian Anders, Dutch Andries, Hungarian András, Czech Ondřej, Polish Andrzej and Jędrzej, and Russian Andrey).
Americanized or Germanized form of Slovenian Andrejaš: from an old vernacular form of the personal name Andraž (from Latin Andreas), which is a variant of Andrej; see Andrew .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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