Brief Life History of Johannes John
When Johannes John Mohr was born on 27 November 1755, in Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Hermann Mohr, was 35 and his mother, Maria Susanna Behrendt, was 35. He married Anna Maria Fogel in 1773, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1778. He died on 5 April 1826, in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Weisenberg, Weisenberg Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Johannes Mohr, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
- John Mohr in entry for Jacob Mohr, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
- Johannes Mohr, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
North German: topographic name for someone who lived in a fen, Middle Low German mōr.
German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and Dutch (of German origin): nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, from Middle High German mōr, German Mohr, and Middle Dutch moor ‘Moor’.
German: from a short form of an old personal name, Morhart (see Morath ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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