When Samuel Mentzer was born in 1769, in Maryland, United States, his father, Johann Michael Mentzer, was 28 and his mother, Anna Maria Breidenstein, was 23. He married Catherine Derr in 1796, in Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 18 July 1831, in Ridgeville, Carroll, Maryland, United States, at the age of 62.
Do you know Samuel? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+5 More Children
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Maryland is the 7th state.
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
German: habitational name with the agent suffix -er, either from Mainz, earlier Mentz, derived from the medieval Latin name Mogontia (from Latin Mogontiacum, probably from the Celtic personal name Mogontios); or from Menz in Brandenburg and Saxony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.