Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Heller was born on 11 October 1824, in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes Heller, was 25 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Ohlinger, was 31. He married Sarah A. Ohlinger on 1 July 1853, in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 18 February 1908, in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Alsace Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Peter Heller, "United States Census, 1850"
- Peter Heller, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Peter Heller, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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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
German: nickname from the small medieval coin known as the häller or heller because it was first minted (in 1208) at the Swabian town of (Schwäbisch) Hall. Compare Hall .
German: topographic name for someone living by a field named with a word meaning ‘hell’ (see Helle 1).
Dutch: variant of Helder .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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