Brief Life History of Abraham K.
When Abraham K. Dettra was born on 20 October 1808, in Worcester Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Dettra, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Yoder Kolb, was 33. He married Hannah Stauffer on 1 March 1836, in Barren Hill, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Worcester, Worcester Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died in 1865, at the age of 57, and was buried in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Abraham Detrea, "United States Census, 1850"
- Abraham K Dettere, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Abraham Dettere, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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Children (6)
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World Events (7)
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 German Dotterer or Dötterer. Compare Detra and Dettro .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Custer against Detterer
“Reports of cases adjudged in the Supreme court of Pennsylvania [May term 1841 - May term 1845]” by Pennsylvania. Supreme Court; Watts, Frederick Source: Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/r …
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