Brief Life History of John Boyer
When John Boyer Longaker was born on 11 September 1832, in Parker Ford, East Coventry Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter Longaker, was 46 and his mother, Hannah Boyer, was 37. He lived in Limerick Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 5 June 1888, at the age of 55, and was buried in Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Boyer Longacre, "United States Census, 1870"
- John B. Longaker, "Find A Grave Index"
- John B. Longaker, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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World Events (6)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Norwegian Langåker, a cognate of English Longacre . Compare Langager .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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