Brief Life History of John Leonard
John Leonard Ellmaker was born on 21 December 1697, in Nuremberg, Bavaria as the son of Elias Ellmaker and Mary Magdalena Bremer Oelmacher. He married Anna Margretha Hornberger on 6 May 1726, in Frankenthal, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 1 May 1782, in Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Leonard's birth
- Johann Bernhard Ehenocker, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- John Leonard Ellmaker, "Find A Grave Index"
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1728
Historical Boundaries: 1728: Chester, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1729: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
Name Meaning
North German: occupational name for someone who manufactured drums and rollers; see Welle 2 and Weller 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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