Brief Life History of Maria Theresa
When Maria Theresa Zumeta Arrue was born on 21 April 1735, in Berástegui, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, her father, Jacinto Zumeta Obineta, was 28 and her mother, Maria Magdalena Arrue Azcue, was 25. She married Joaquin Oscoz Churdangui on 28 October 1760, in Berástegui, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Theresa de Zumeta, "España, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1307-1985"
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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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