Brief Life History of Anna Barbara
When Anna Barbara Rubicam was born in 1745, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Karl Wilhelm Rubenkam, was 38 and her mother, Barbara Rittenhouse, was 29. She married Capt Andrew Redheifer on 16 March 1761, in Oxford Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 14 April 1798, at the age of 53.
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- Ann Barbara Rubicam Redheifer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Anna Barbara in entry for Anna Margaretha Rodehoeffer, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
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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.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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