Brief Life History of George Myers
When George Myers Lauman was born on 23 December 1812, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Lewman, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Myers, was 27. He married Hannah Louisa Crabb in 1829, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 22 February 1871, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- George Lauman, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Lauman, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- George M. Lauman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
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Americanized form of German Laumann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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