Brief Life History of Joseph Horst
When Joseph Horst Hoover was born on 17 November 1786, in Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Martin Musselman Huber, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Groff Horst, was 24. He married Magdalena Myer Huber in 1811, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 6 November 1844, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in West Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Joseph Huber, "Find A Grave Index"
- Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99B-V9ZR?cc=1999196&wc=9PM8-3TT%3A268493801%2C268548101
- Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-J9X4-M?cc=1999196&wc=9PM8-MNR%3A268493801%2C268562601
Spouse and Children
1786–1844 Male
1790–1877 Female
Children (5)
1812–1876 Female
1813–1884 Male
1814–1857 Female
1816–1901 Female
1817–1882 Male
Parents and Siblings
1756–1810 Male
1762–1853 Female
Siblings (10)
1782– Female
1784–1854 Male
1786–1844 Male
1789– Male
1791–1849 Female
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World Events (8)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 1
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
Age 1
1803
Age 17
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German and German Huber .
Americanized form of Finnish Huovinen: from huovi ‘soldier, horseman’ + the surname suffix -nen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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