Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Horn was born on 22 November 1786, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Horn, was 35 and his mother, Catharine Gardner, was 34. He married Elizabeth Closser on 2 December 1806, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 12 April 1819, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Micheal Horn, "United States Census, 1810"
- Michael Horn, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Horn will; Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8991-M21T?cc=1999196&wc=9PMX-W3D%3A268493301%2C282457401
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1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hershel, Emanuel, Erez, Yehuda, Ayal, Danit, Doron, Dov, Elad, Elihu, Eran, Haim.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): altered form of Horn 5, originating under Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names. In Israel, the name has been reinterpreted by folk etymology as being from Hebrew goren ‘threshing floor’, which is in fact etymologically and semantically unrelated.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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