Brief Life History of Henrich
When Henrich Orendorff was born on 6 October 1765, his father, Johann Christian Orndorff II, was 38 and his mother, Elisabeth Ann Hoffman, was 32. He married Margretha Maria Elizabeth Albert on 28 December 1784, in Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Washington, Maryland, United States in 1790. He died in 1821, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 56.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Henry Orndorff - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Henry Orendorf
- Henry Ohrendorf, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Henrich Orendorf in entry for Simson Orendorf, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Historical Boundaries: 1776: Washington, Maryland, United States
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Ohrendorf: habitational name, perhaps from Ohrdruf, near Gotha, or, alternatively, as a variant of Ohrdorf, from Ohrdorf, a place on the Ohre river in Lower Saxony. Compare Orendorf , Orndoff , Orndorf , and Orndorff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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