Susan Eckert

1819–1850 (Age 30)
Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of Susan

When Susan Eckert was born on 13 November 1819, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Wilhelm 'William' Eckert, was 48 and her mother, Susanna Reber, was 39. She married Ephraim Grim about 1839, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 24 June 1850, in her hometown, at the age of 30.

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Family Time Line

Susan Eckert
1819–1850
Ephraim Grim
1819–1886
Marriage: about 1839
Dr William H Grim
1833–1896
Sarah Grim
1843–

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
about 1839
Pennsylvania, United States
children

(2)

Parents & Siblings

  • Wilhelm 'William' Eckert

    Male1771–1848Male

  • Susanna Reber

    Female1780–1838Female

siblings

(5)

World Events (6)

1820 · Making States Equal

Age 1

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.
1820 · Making Land more affordable

Age 1

"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."
1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 11

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements agi ‘edge’, ‘point’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (1)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Susan Eckert - Published information: Family genealogies: female

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