Brief Life History of George Christian
When George Christian Riser Sr was born on 16 July 1818, in Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Georg Christoph Raiser, was 29 and his mother, Katharina Barbara Hofmann, was 34. He married Sophia Christiana Kull on 10 January 1841, in Marion, Marion, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1863. He died on 24 January 1892, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- George Riser, "United States Census, 1870"
- Georg Christian Raiser, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Georg Christian Hoßmännin, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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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.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
Name Meaning
Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived near a thicket or underbrush, from an agent noun based on Middle High German rīs ‘branch, shrubbery’.
Possibly an Americanized form of German Reiser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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