Thomas Hausknecht

20 February 1808–
Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Hausknecht was born on 20 February 1808, in Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Martin Hausknecht, was 38 and his mother, Magdalena Schaeffer, was 37. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Nancy Klingaman.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Hausknecht
1808–
Nancy Klingaman
1805–1867
Elizabeth Hausknecht
1832–1867
Silas Houseknecht
about 1835–

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Children

(2)

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(8)

+3 More Children

World Events (8)

1812
Age 4
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 4
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 
1846
Age 38
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

German: occupational name from Middle High German hūs ‘house’ + knëcht ‘boy, servant’, also ‘town-hall messenger’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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