Leonard Berkheimer

Brief Life History of Leonard

When Leonard Berkheimer was born about 1774, in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Ludwig Berkheimer, was 40 and his mother, Maria Salome Hallman, was 34. He married Elizabeth Coffer before 1811, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. He died in 1841, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

Leonard Berkheimer
1774–1841
Elizabeth Coffer
1778–1870
Marriage: before 1811
Polly Berkheimer
1793–
Elizabeth Berkheimer
about 1812–1906
Hannah Berkheimer
1819–1880
Hettie Berkheimer
John Berkheimer
Rachael Berkheimer
1814–1888
Sarah Amanda Berkheimer
1816–1907
Barbara Berkheimer
1820–
Catherine Berkheimer
1825–

Sources (5)

  • Leonard Burkhimer, "United States Census, 1810"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Leonard Berkheimer - Individual or family possessions: birth: about 1786; Pennsylvania, United States
  • Leonard Berkhimer in entry for Edmund Crist, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

South German:

habitational name for someone from either of two places called Berkheim, near Biberach and near Esslingen in Württemberg. The placename is a compound of Old High German berg ‘mountain, hill’ + the common suffix of placenames -heim (related to English home).

in some cases possibly a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Hesse and Alsace named Bergheim.

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

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