Brief Life History of John A
When John A Artman was born on 18 April 1821, in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Artman, was 25 and his mother, Anna Maria Klingensmith, was 22. He married Fannie Keppel on 10 December 1844. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 5 November 1907, in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, West Leechburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Artman in household of A L Artman, "United States Census, 1900"
- John A. Artman, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Artman, "United States Census, 1850"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of South German Artmann: occupational or status name for a plowman or peasant, from Middle High German art ‘farmland, agriculture’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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