Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Remsberg (Rainsburger) was born on 17 February 1810, in Jefferson, Ohio, United States, her father, John Rainsberger, was 50 and her mother, Maria Christina Springer, was 36. She married Joseph Bontrager on 26 February 1829, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Goshen, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 17 November 1875, in DeKalb, Indiana, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Hamilton, Otsego Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States.
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- Sarah Bontrager in household of Joseph Bontrager, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Remsberg - Individual or family possessions: birth: 17 February 1810; Jefferson, Ohio, United States
- Sarah Ramsberger, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Ramsberg or Ramsberger (see Ramsburg ), or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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