Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Hoppes was born on 21 March 1781, in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Michael Happes Jr, was 28 and his mother, Catharine Harr, was 25. He married Christiana Magdalena Kistler in 1808, in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in West Penn, West Penn Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 2 April 1857, in West Penn Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Zions Stone Church Cemetery, New Ringgold, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Michael Hoppes in household of Michael Hoppes, "United States Census, 1850"
- Michael Happes, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
- Legacy NFS Source: Johann Michael Hoppes -
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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.
1790
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
Variant of Hopps .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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