Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameHans George MAYER Jr. 55, 1456
Birth Date168455,386
Birth PlaceGross, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Death Date1753386 Age: 69
Death PlaceWest Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
FatherHans Georg MAYER Sr. , 2912 (1647-)
MotherAnna HENN , 2913 (?-)
Spouses
Birth Date1688483
Birth PlaceErlangen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death DateOct
Death PlaceWest Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Family ID2271
ChildrenChristopher , 728 (1708-1792)
 James (?-)
 David (?-)
 Susannah (?-)
 Milly (?-)
 Amelia (?-)
 Elizabeth (?-)
 Joshua (?-)
Notes for Hans George MAYER Jr.
GERMAN IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR

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Alternate birth date Oct 23, 1674386

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Spelling varied over the years “?Majer Mayer Moyers Myer”55

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Christopher Moyer Sr was probably born in Spottsvania County, Virginia. His name and his wife Catherines are found many times in the Hebron Lutheran Church records. His name was spelled Mayer, Moyer, and Meyers on the church rolls. The Easter Festival Rolls of the Hebron Church in 1777 show Christopher was designated "Sen" and directly under his bame was Christopher "Jr" and his wife Catherine.
Christopher Sr entered into several transactions in Orange County, Virginia, some of these transactions were with his father, George. At least two of these land sales between George and Christopher referred to one another as father and son. Both signed their name with an "X" on all of their land transactions. Christopher Jr also made several land sales during this time and signed his name with an "X". It is assumed that the first three generations of Myers in America were illiterate.

The Hebron Church record of the first Advent Sunday in 1795 showed Christopher to be in attendance. He was probably about 75 years old at the time. His son Christopher, Jr had already moved to Tennessee at this time.
Clea Myers on Ancestry

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Ulm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ulm (German pronunciation: [ˈʔʊlm]) is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 (2006), forms an urban district of its own (German: Stadtkreis) and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and traditions as a former Free Imperial City (German: freie Reichsstadt). Today, it is an economic centre due to its varied industries, and it is the seat of a university (University of Ulm, founded in 1967). Internationally, Ulm is primarily known for the tallest church in the world, the Gothic minster (Ulm Minster, German: Ulmer Münster) and as the birthplace of Albert Einstein.

History

The oldest traceable settlement of the Ulm area began in the early Neolithic period, around 5000 BC. Settlements of this time have been identified at the villages of Eggingen and Lehr, today districts of the city. In the city area of Ulm proper, the oldest find dates from the late Neolithic period. Ulm was first mentioned in 854 and declared an Imperial City (German: Reichsstadt) by Friedrich Barbarossa in 1181.

At first, Ulm's significance was due to the privilege of a Königspfalz, a place of accommodation for the medieval German kings and emperors on their frequent travels. Later, Ulm became a city of traders and craftsmen. One of the most important legal documents of the city, an agreement between the Ulm patricians and the trade guilds (German: Großer Schwörbrief), dates from 1397. This document, considered an early city constitution, and the beginning of the construction of an enormous church (Ulm Minster, 1377), financed by the inhabitants of Ulm themselves rather than by the church, demonstrate the assertiveness of Ulm's mediæval citizens. Ulm blossomed during the 15th and 16th centuries, mostly due to the export of high-quality textiles. The city was situated at the crossroads of important trade routes extending to Italy. These centuries, during which many important buildings were erected, also represented the zenith of art in Ulm, especially for painters and sculptors like Hans Multscher and Jörg Syrlin the Elder. During the Reformation, Ulm became Protestant (1530). With the establishment of new trade routes following the discovery of the New World (16th century) and the outbreak and consequences of the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), the city began to decline gradually. Around 1700, it was alternately invaded several times by French and Bavarian soldiers.

In the wars following the French Revolution, the city was alternately occupied by French and Austrian forces, with the former ones destroying the city fortifications. In 1803, it lost the status of Imperial City and was absorbed into Bavaria. During the campaign of 1805, Napoleon managed to trap the invading Austrian army of General Mack and forced it to surrender in the Battle of Ulm. In 1810, Ulm was incorporated into the Kingdom of Württemberg and lost its districts on the other bank of the Danube, which came to be known as Neu-Ulm (New Ulm).506

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Notes for Barbara (Spouse 1)
GERMAN IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR

came from the Kraichgen region of Wurttemberg & Baden Germany507
Notes for Hans George & Barbara (Family)
Alternate marriage place Grossachsenheim, Wurttemberg, Germany and date abt 1707386
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