Brief Life History of George
When George Apgar was born on 15 September 1808, in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Apgar, was 30 and his mother, Mary Pickel, was 29. He married Mercy Southard on 7 May 1834. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in McIntyre Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1890. He died on 4 August 1862, in Marsh Hill, McIntyre Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Ralston, McIntyre Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Geo Apker, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Apker, "Find A Grave Index"
- Unknown in entry for George Apker, "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
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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 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Epgert: habitational name from a village in the Rhineland called Epgert. The surname Epgert is very rare in Germany. Compare Apker .
History: Friedrich Epgert alias Frederick Apgar, from Westerwald Rhineland-Palatinate, died in Cokesbury, NJ, in 1760. Sergeant Peter Apgar served in the Hunterdon County, NJ, militia in the American Revolutionary War.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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