Brief Life History of Charles Leander
When Dr Charles Leander Wachter was born on 7 June 1854, in Woodsboro, Frederick, Maryland, United States, his father, Dr. Leander Wachter, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Anders, was 31. He married Albina Catherina Koontz on 16 July 1885, in Frederick, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in District 10 Hauvers, Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1900 and Maryland, United States in 1910. He died on 3 February 1916, in Sabillasville, Frederick, Maryland, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Charles L Wachter in household of Leander Wachter, "United States Census, 1870"
- Charles L. Wachter, "Find A Grave Index"
- C L Wachter in entry for Jesse H Poole and Bernice K Wachter, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German (also Wächter); Dutch: occupational name for a watchman, from Middle High German wachtære, wehtære, Middle Dutch wacht(e)re ‘watchman, guard, keeper’. Compare Wactor .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Wachter ‘watchman’, perhaps an occupational name by a synagogue beadle (Yiddish shames).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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