Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Brua was born on 17 December 1773, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Brua, was 26 and her mother, Catharina Rein, was 16. She married Christian Hess on 4 July 1790, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 20 October 1826, in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Catharina Brua, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Catharine Hess, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
Polish: probably a nickname from bura ‘wrangle, rumpus, row’. Alternatively, it may be a derivative of the old personal name Bur, Bury (from bury ‘dun, grayish-brown’ or burzyć ‘to thunder, to boom, to rage’).
Croatian: nickname from bura, the name of a changeable northern wind in the Adriatic Sea. See also Buric 3.
Romanian: nickname from bură ‘drizzle’, archaically also ‘storm’ (compare 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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