Brief Life History of Blasius Kirsch
When Blasius Kirsch Beyer was born on 18 April 1700, in Flomersheim, Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, his father, Samuel Beyer, was 38 and his mother, Anna Maria Kirshner, was 38. He married Catherine Elizabeth in 1731, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 22 December 1785, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Blasius Beyer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Blasius Baÿer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Blasius Beyer in entry for Anna Barbara Beyer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Ewald, Klaus, Alois, Arno, Gerhard, Gunter, Heinz, Theodor.
German, Scandinavian, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Bayer . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland.
Dutch: variant of Beijer, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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