When Anna Margretha Fuchs was born on 20 May 1759, in Woodsboro, Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, John Matthew Fox, was 46 and her mother, Anna Magdalena Modelina Fuchs, was 46.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries: 1784: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Hans, Kurt, Gerhard, Fritz, Mathias, Matthias, Armin, Ulrich, Erwin, Helmut.
German and Jewish: from Middle High German vuhs, German Fuchs ‘fox’, a nickname for a sly or cunning person, or for someone with red hair. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Czechia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic nicknames or surnames. Compare Fox 4, Fuks , and Futch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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