Alfred Minnich or Minnigh

Male22 June 1833–13 August 1862

Brief Life History of Alfred

When Alfred Minnich or Minnigh was born on 22 June 1833, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Minnich, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 28. He married Laura J. Cressler on 13 September 1855. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 13 August 1862, at the age of 29, and was buried in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Minnich or Minnigh
1833–1862
Laura J. Cressler
1834–1924
Marriage: 13 September 1855
Mary Elizabeth Minnich
1856–1857
Ella Jane Minnigh
1858–1895

Sources (4)

  • Alfred Minich in household of Christian Kunkel, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Alfred Minnigh, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
  • Cresler/Cressler/Minnigh/Minnich/Reddig/Geesaman/ Kyner/Elliot/Deardoff/Bowen/Garman/Wolfe Family Bible

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 September 1855
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (2)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 3

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1846

    Age 13

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    German: from Middle High German münich ‘monk’ (see Monk ), denoting someone who worked for the monks in a local monastery, or possibly a nickname for someone who had an ascetic life style like that of a monk. Compare Minich 1.

    North German: from a pet form of a local form of the personal name Mein .

    In some cases also an Americanized form of Croatian Minić (see Minich 3).

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

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