Maria Josepha Zumeta Arrue

Brief Life History of Maria Josepha

When Maria Josepha Zumeta Arrue was born on 28 February 1740, in Berástegui, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, her father, Jacinto Zumeta Obineta, was 33 and her mother, Maria Magdalena Arrue Azcue, was 30. She married Joseph Alcortta Ansorena on 11 September 1763, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.

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Joseph Alcortta Ansorena
Maria Josepha Zumeta Arrue
1740–
Marriage: 11 September 1763

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    World Events (5)

    1763

    Spain lost Florida to the United Kingdom.

    1808

    French forces led by Napoleon conquered Spain but the Spanish regained control in 1814.

    1808 · Peninsular war

    War against Napolean was met with great resistance by Spanish nationalists, with help from British troops, Spain force French out of the peninsula.

    Name Meaning

    Hispanic (mainly El Salvador): altered form of Basque Zumeta, a topographic name composed of zume ‘willow’ + the collective suffix -eta ‘place or group of’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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