Brief Life History of Andrew Clark
When Andrew Clark Mensch was born on 25 March 1827, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter V H Mensch, was 35 and his mother, Mary Polly Boone, was 35. He married Hannah Matilda Hill in 1851. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, United States in 1880 and North Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 18 May 1913, in Camden, Kent, Delaware, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Kent, Delaware, United States.
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- A C Minsch, "United States Census, 1910"
- Andrew C Mensch, "Pennsylvania, Register of Military Volunteers, 1861-1865"
- Andrew C. Mensch, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1832 · First Peach Orchard Planted
"Isaac Reeves is credited with being Delaware's first farmer to plant over 30 acres of peaches near the city of New Castle. In over ten years, he would expand his crop to over a hundred acres. His success prompted others to plant orchards in Kent and Sussex counties. This gave the state the nickname the """"Peach State"""" for awhile."
1855 · Prohibition Law
Delaware enacted a statewide prohibition law in 1855.
Name Meaning
South German: status name for a serf or feudal vassal, Middle High German mensch.
North German, Flemish, and Dutch: from Menseke or Meinzo, pet forms of an ancient Germanic compound personal name formed with the first element magin ‘strength, might’ or man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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