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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- 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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Children (10)
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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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