Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Piper was born on 24 April 1788, in Lurgan, Lurgan Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johannes Adam Pfeiffer “Piper”, was 60 and her mother, Maria Catharine Verena Zollinger, was 37. She married George Washington Geeseman in 1810, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 24 November 1848, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Sandusky, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary M Piper - Government record: birth-name: Mary M Piper
- Mary M. Piper Geeseman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary W Geesman, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): occupational name for a player on the pipes, Middle English pipere, sometimes a paid town musician.
English: sometimes a variant of Peppard .
English: perhaps occasionally an occupational name from late Middle English piper ‘repairer or layer of pipes; plumber’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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