Brief Life History of Peter E.
When Peter E. Liechty was born on 31 December 1852, in Green Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States, his father, Peter Lichty, was 49 and his mother, Veronica Frances Eicher, was 37. He lived in Milton Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States for about 30 years and Orrville, Green Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1930. He died on 7 September 1935, in Wayne, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery, Smithville, Wayne, Ohio, United States.
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- Peter E Liechty, "United States Census, 1930"
- Peter Liechty, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
- Mr Peter E Liechty, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Swiss German: variant of Liechti and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Liechty, which is rare in Switzerland, is also found in France (mainly Alsace).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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