Johannes Jeremiah WETZEL

Born

May 3, 1776 , Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

Died

September 21, 1845 , Lower Augusta, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Age: 69

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Heinrich WETZEL Anna Catharina TREXLER

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Born: May 3, 1776 in Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

Father: Heinrich WETZEL

Mother: Anna Catharina TREXLER

Paternal grandparents: Johannes Cunrudus Eric WETZEL , Anna Catharina BAYER

Maternal grandparents: Jeremiah TREXLER , Maria Catharine SCHUMACHER

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Johannes Jeremiah married Elisabeth LEFFLER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LEFFLER was born March 19, 1785 in Washington, Northumberland, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania. Elisabeth died October 7, 1863 in Upper Mahantongo, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA. Elisabeth was the child of Johannes Philip LEFFLER and Catharina Elizabeth RIETH.

Johannes Jeremiah WETZEL died September 21, 1845 in Lower Augusta, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Year: 1776; Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 530. Birth and Baptism.
Year: 1820; Census Place: Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Page: 13; NARA Roll: M33_107; Image: 114.
Year: 1830; Census Place: Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 147; Page: 215.
Year: 1840; Census Place: Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 475; Page: 214.

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Elisabeth LEFFLER
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Elisabeth LEFFLER was the child of Johannes Philip LEFFLER and Catharina Elizabeth RIETH

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Abigail WETZEL

Born: February 8, 1820, Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: March 14, 1907, Natalie, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: William BENDER

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Birth — 1776
May 3, 1776
Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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

1820 Birth of Child
Abigail WETZEL was born February 8, 1820, Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Johannes Jeremiah was 43 years old.

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 - 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

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)

Death — 1845
September 21, 1845
Lower Augusta, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
He died at the age of 69.

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Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state

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