John HERB

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abt. 1805 , Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

abt. 1876 , Pricetown, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Age: 71

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Johan Peter HERB Elisabeth HILLIGAS

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Born: abt. 1805 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Johan Peter HERB

Mother: Elisabeth HILLIGAS

Paternal grandparents: Jacob HERB , Mary Catharina HAUCK

Maternal grandparents: Johan Michael HILLIGAS , Catherine GERY

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John married Leah REDDINGER September 23, 1827 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leah REDDINGER was born abt. 1806 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Leah died July 10, 1879 in Pricetown, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. Leah was the child of Heinrich REDDINGER and Anna Catherine BARTO.

John HERB died abt. 1876 in Pricetown, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Year: 1840; Census Place: Ruscombmanor, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 437; Page: 274.
Year: 1850; Census Place: Ruscombmanor, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. Roll: M432_754; Page: 213B; Image: 76.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Ruscombmanor, Berks, Pennsylvania; Page: 854.
Year: 1870; Census Place: Ruscombmanor, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1308; Page: 343A.
Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for John Peter Herb (1807–1876), Find a Grave Memorial no. 22632677, citing Saint Johns U.C.C. Cemetery, Pricetown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Mark Maxwell (contributor 46819259) .

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John HERB married

Leah REDDINGER
Marriage date: September 23, 1827
Marriage place: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Source: Pennsylvania Marriages

Leah REDDINGER was the child of Heinrich REDDINGER and Anna Catherine BARTO

Children of John HERB and Leah REDDINGER

Augustus HARP

Born: August 2, 1837, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: January 25, 1917, Montour, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Amanda BENDER

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1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 Marriage / Partner
John HERB and Leah REDDINGER September 23, 1827, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Augustus HARP was born August 2, 1837, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.