When Johann Christian Diehl was born in 1760, in New Hanover Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Diehl, was 27 and his mother, Regina Rachel Krebs, was 28. He married Susanna Shinebarger about 1783, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 19 January 1814, in Fairfield, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Somerset, Perry, Ohio, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
George Washington elected first president of United States.
German: from the personal name Diel, Tiel, from Thilo, a pet form of a personal name beginning with the ancient Germanic element theud ‘people, tribe’, as for example Dietrich . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and the Netherlands. Compare Deal , Deel , and Diel .
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