Brief Life History of Maria Margaret
When Maria Margaret Geiger was born on 20 September 1763, in Geigertown, Robeson Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johann Paulus Geiger, was 39 and her mother, Maria Eva Kistler, was 38. She had at least 1 daughter with Michael Croll. She died on 20 November 1832, in her hometown, at the age of 69, and was buried in New Bethel Zion Church Cemetery, Grimville, Greenwich Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Maria Margaret Geiger Croll, "Find A Grave Index"
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1764
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
Name Meaning
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a violin player or maker, Middle High German gīger (an agent derivative of gīge ‘violin’), German Geiger.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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