Brief Life History of Johan David
When Johan David Fenner was born on 1 February 1781, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Felix Fenner Sr, was 27 and his mother, Martha Eschenbach, was 23. He married Susanna Catherine Demuth on 15 January 1804, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 25 April 1833, in Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.
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- John David Fenner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Johann Fenner in entry for Lydia Fenner, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
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1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
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
English: from Middle English fen(ne) ‘fen, marsh’ (Old English fenn) + -er, a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a marsh or fen. Fenn Place in Worth in Sussex had owners called atte Fenne, who in the time of King Henry VI (1421–1471) apparently changed their name to Fenner. See Fenn .
English: variant of Fainer, from Middle English feiner, fener ‘haymonger, one who sells hay’ (Old French fenier), or perhaps a nickname from Middle English feiner ‘inventor; hypocrite’.
South German and Swiss German: occupational name for an ensign or standard bearer, from Middle High German vener, an agent derivative of Middle High German vane ‘flag’. See also Fenrich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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