Daniel Ziegler Longacre

Brief Life History of Daniel Ziegler

When Daniel Ziegler Longacre was born on 29 November 1792, in Providence Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Acker Langenegger, was 32 and his mother, Deborah Pawling Ziegler, was 31. He married Hannah Landis on 16 December 1828, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 31 October 1864, at the age of 71, and was buried in Saint Luke's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Ziegler Longacre
1792–1864
Hannah Landis
1805–1877
Marriage: 16 December 1828
Mary Longacre
1829–1894
Lovina Longacre
1832–1904
Elizabeth Longacre
1833–1911
Levi Longacre
1836–1917
Emanuel Longacre
1839–1894
Lewis Landis Longacre
1842–1883
David Longacre
1847–1925

Sources (8)

  • Daniel Longacer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Daniel Longacre, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Daniel Longacre, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + aker, acre ‘piece of tilled land’, or a habitational name from any of various minor places so named, such as Long Acre Farm, Tyne and Wear, or Long Acres Farm in North Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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