When Georg Mayer was born on 8 September 1843, in Pryamobalka, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, his father, Georg Michael Mayer, was 28 and his mother, Katherina Müller, was 19. He married Anna Maria Schöttle on 5 April 1863, in Alt-Elft, Bessarabia, Russian Empire. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 25 August 1909, in Bessarabia, Russian Empire, at the age of 65.
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Russia fights Britain, France, Sardinia, and Ottoman Empire in Crimean War. Russia forced to accept peace settlement dictated by its opponents.
Starting on October 5, 1853, Britain, France, Turkey, and Sardinia challenged Russia as the country was expanding. The troops fighting against Russia were finally defeated by the harsh winter. Altogether, around 500,000 Russian troops were lost.
Crime and Punishment by Fedor Dostoyevskiy (1821-81) published.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Franz, Helmut, Wilhelm, Erwin, Gerhard, Heinz, Ilse, Lorenz, Wolfgang.
English (Staffordshire): post-medieval form of Mear, which is either a topographic name, from Middle English mere ‘pond, pool’ (Old English mere) or Middle English mere ‘boundary’ (Old English (ge)mǣre), or a habitational name from one or more of the many places with names derived from these terms, such as Mere (Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire), Meir in Caverswall (Staffordshire), and Meare (Somerset).
English: occupational name for a physician, from Old French mire, Middle English mire, meir, meyre, originally synonymous with Myer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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