Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Heffner was born in 1825, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Heffner, was 24 and his mother, Anna Deischer, was 18.
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a potter (see Hafner ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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