Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Scheierman was born on 1 December 1809, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Ludwig Scheuerman, was 26 and her mother, Christina Wilhelm, was 22.
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Family Time Line
Ludwig Scheuerman
1783–
Christina Wilhelm
1787–
Sarah Scheierman
1809–
Elizabeth Scheuerman
1812–
Catharine Scheierman
1815–
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Parents and Siblings
1783– Male
1787– Female
Siblings (3)
1809– Female
1812– Female
1815– Female
World Events (3)
1812
Age 3
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Age 3
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 3
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Scheuer .
Altered form of Scheuermann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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