Brief Life History of John Hendricks
When John Hendricks Godschalk was born on 27 December 1800, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Godshalk, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Hendricks, was 20. He married Catherine Price Clemens in March 1822, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 20 December 1857, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Franconia Mennonite Church Cemetery, Telford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Godshalk, "Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940"
- John H Godshalk, "Find A Grave Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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
Americanized form of German Gottschalk or its Dutch equivalent Godschalk.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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