Hess
1833–
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
The Life Summary of Hess
When Hess was born in 1833, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Hess, was 33 and his mother, Barbara Snowberger, was 28.
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Family Time Line
David Hess
1800–1834
Barbara Snowberger
1805–1859
David Hess Jr.
1826–1885
Daniel Hess
1828–1881
Andrew Hess
1829–1904
Hess
1833–
Hess
1835–
Parents and Siblings
1800–1834Male
1805–1859Female
Siblings
(5)
1826–1885Male
1828–1881Male
1829–1904Male
1833–Male
1835–Male
World Events (3)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
Age 13
1846
Age 13
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 30
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 30
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
1 German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): regional name for someone from the territory of Hesse (German Hessen).2 South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus ( see Matthew ).3 German and Dutch: from the Germanic personal name Hesso.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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