Barbara Rebuck

9 May 1799–6 September 1857 (Age 58)
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Barbara

When Barbara Rebuck was born on 9 May 1799, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johann Heinrich Rebuck, was 41 and her mother, Barbara Longenecker, was 39. She had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with John Whisler. She lived in Lurgan, Lurgan Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 6 September 1857, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Otterbein, Lurgan Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Whisler
1804–1864
Barbara Rebuck
1799–1857
Mary Whisler
1827–1883
Margaret Whisler
1834–1920
Nancy Whisler
1837–1928
Solomon Whisler
1839–1911

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World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 13
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 20
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

(1997: 294;2007: 578; 2010: 769)North German: variant of Rehbock ‘roebuck’ and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This surname is very rare in Germany.

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

Possible Related Names

Rehbock

Sources (2)

  • Barbara Whisler in household of John Whisler, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Barbara Rebuck Whisler, "Find A Grave Index"

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