Leonard Herbach1

#2374, b. 1749, d. 1822
Leonard Herbach|b. 1749\nd. 1822|p2374.htm|Johann Yost Herbach|b. 1703\nd. 3 Apr 1762|p452.htm|Mary Elizabeth Coppenhoffer|d. 1795|p1546.htm|Johann P. Herbach|b. c 1674\nd. 1753|p1533.htm|Anna M. Singer||p1534.htm|||||||
  • Birth*: Leonard Herbach was born in 1749 at PA, US.1
  • He was the son of Johann Yost Herbach and Mary Elizabeth Coppenhoffer.1
  • Occupation*: Leonard Herbach was self-taught architect, engineer, and builder, originally worked in Baltimore then transferred to Washington, DC where he eventually built the locks at Great Falls, the original War and Treasury Dept building, and several bridges. after 1770.1
  • Death*: He died in 1822 due to gangrene in his left foot which he refused to have amputated.1

Citations:

  1. [S265] William Henry Harbaugh, Jost Herbach-Harbaugh from the Gersweilerhof and his Descendants in the USA (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date). Hereinafter cited as Jost Herbach and his Descendants.
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