Ann Hart

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Hart was born in 1850, in Blount, Tennessee, United States, her father, James A Boyd, was 36 and her mother, Abigail Hart, was 27.

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James A Boyd
1814–1892
Abigail Hart
1823–1892
Nathaniel Campbell Boyd
1846–1909
Mary Boyd
1848–
Ann Hart
1850–
William A. Boyd
1852–1892
Sarah J. Boyd
1855–

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Ann Hart - Government record: birth-name: Ann Hart

World Events (3)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

Name Meaning

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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