Brief Life History of John Philip
When Pvt. John Philip Faust was born on 10 June 1740, in Langenselbold, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany, his father, Johan George Faust, was 28 and his mother, Elisabetha Catharina Weis, was 24. He married Elisabeth Catherine Berger from January 1769 to March 1769, in Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 10 March 1807, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Bechtelsville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Johannes Faust - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Johannes Faust
- Johannes Faust, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Faüst in entry for Elizabeth Berger, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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1752
Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, 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
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German fūst ‘fist’, presumably a nickname for a strong or pugnacious person or for someone with a club hand or other deformity of the hand. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
German and French: from a personal name, from Latin Faustus, meaning ‘fortunate, lucky’ (a derivative of favere ‘to favor’). This name was borne by at least one Christian martyr.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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