Araminta Altenburg

Brief Life History of Araminta

When Araminta Altenburg was born on 18 April 1858, in Auburn, Union Township, DeKalb, Indiana, United States, her father, Daniel W. Altenberg, was 23 and her mother, Sophia Ingman, was 20. She married Jacob Eicher on 10 October 1875, in Gratiot Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Newark, Newark Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States for about 30 years. She died on 31 December 1919, in Newark Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, Gratiot, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Eicher
1852–1915
Araminta Altenburg
1858–1919
Marriage: 10 October 1875
Daisy E Eicher
1876–1963
Alph Floyd Eicher
1879–1960
Annabelle Eicher
1881–
Joseph Truman Eicher
1884–1944
Daniel Lancelot Eicher
1886–1957
Grace S. Eicher
1889–1890
Harriet M Eicher
1891–1962
Ruth E Eicher
1894–1984
Howard Neil Eicher
1901–1952

Sources (55)

  • Eraminta Eicher in household of Jacob Eicher, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Eicher, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
  • Araminta Altenberg, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Kurt, Florian, Lorenz.

German: habitational name from any of various places called Altenburg, literally ‘old fort’, generally denoting the site of a Roman fort or prehistoric earthwork.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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