When Joseph Hart was born on 30 June 1778, in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Hart, was 47 and his mother, Elisabeth W Hart, was 39. He married Cynthia Woodford before 1800. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1810 and Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 September 1843, in Gustavus Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
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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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