Harriet Cora Hart

Brief Life History of Harriet Cora

When Harriet Cora Hart was born on 22 April 1829, in New York, United States, her father, Pardon Hart, was 35 and her mother, Mary Polly Howe, was 32. She married William Colwell Berry in 1854. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1850 and Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1855. She died on 30 September 1913, in Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Gleason Cemetery, Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Colwell Berry
1818–1904
Harriet Cora Hart
1829–1913
Marriage: 1854
Nettie Berry
1858–1863
Etta May Berry
1865–1865
Edmund R. Berry
1866–1935

Sources (11)

  • Harriet Berry in household of Wm Berry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Harriet Cora Hart - Government record: Census record: birth: 22 April 1829; Denmark, Lewis, New York, United States
  • Harriet Baker, "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

Name Meaning

English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.

German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.

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

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