Brief Life History of William
When William Hart was born on 15 January 1858, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, his father, Nathan Hart, was 26 and his mother, Jane Newman, was 20. He married Lillie Manning on 22 August 1879, in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States. He lived in California, United States in 1870 and Soquel, Santa Cruz, California, United States in 1880. He died on 16 September 1926, in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Soquel Cemetery, Soquel, Santa Cruz, California, United States.
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- William Hart, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Hart, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- William Hart, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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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