Caroline Reit

Brief Life History of Caroline

Caroline Reit was born on 1 August 1811, in Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of George Wright Reit and ?. She had at least 2 sons and 8 daughters with Daniel Zimmer. She lived in Greenwich Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 23 December 1893, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Grimville, Greenwich Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Zimmer
1809–1896
Caroline Reit
1811–1893
Johann Daniel Zimmer
1833–1920
Hannah Zimmer
1834–
Amandas T Zimmer
1836–1904
Amelia Carolina Zimmer
1838–1904
Catherine Zimmer
1839–1924
Catharina Christina Zimmer
1840–
Elisabeth Zimmer
1841–1900
Catharine Esther Zimer
1844–
Judith Ann Zimmer
1846–1923
Charlotte Reit Zimmer
1849–1926

Sources (11)

  • Caroline Zimmer in household of Daniel Zimmer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Carolina Zimmer, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
  • Caroline Zimmer in entry for A.f. Zimmer, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"

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World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

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

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Swiss German: unexplained.

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

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