When David Heckman was born in 1819, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Heckman, was 20 and his mother, Ana Maria Croft, was 24. He married Alana Kaiser on 30 January 1845, in Summit, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tuscarawas Township, Stark, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Rockcreek Township, Wells, Indiana, United States for about 20 years.
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The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
Historical Boundaries 1837: Wells, Indiana, United States
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Dutch: topographic name for someone living near a fence or gate, from Middle Dutch heck (see Heck ). In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Hekman .
English: variant of Hickman .
Altered form of German Heckmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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