Henry F Shipe

Brief Life History of Henry F

When Henry F Shipe was born on 27 September 1798, his father, Johan Heinrich Scheib, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Sherry, was 32. He married Maria Magdalena Mary Hummel about 1821, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Augusta Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 February 1879, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Augustaville, Rockefeller Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry F Shipe
1798–1879
Maria Magdalena Mary Hummel
1795–1862
Marriage: about 1821
Nathan Shipe
1826–1901
John Henry Shipe
1828–1902
Rebecca Shipe
1830–1864
Amos Shipe
1832–1870
Elizabeth Shipe
1834–1912
Lavina Shipe
1844–

Sources (5)

  • Henry Scheip, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry Shipe, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Henry Shipe, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of German Scheib .

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

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