Brief Life History of Gregoria Frederikke
When Gregoria Frederikke Zoffmann was born on 16 October 1840, in Lysmose, Nordborg, Slesvig, Denmark, her father, Alexander Nicolai Zoffmann, was 51 and her mother, Anna Marie Frederiksen, was 39. She married Jorgen Hellesoe on 23 October 1858, in Nordborg, Slesvig, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Sønder Bjert, Nørre Tyrstrup, Vejle, Denmark in 1870 and San Antonio Judicial Township, Monterey, California, United States in 1900.
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- Gregorie Zoffmann in household of Jørgen Hellesø, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Gregoria Fredericka Juhl in entry for Gregorms Frederick Juhl and Gernice Edna Dunsford, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Gregorius Friederikke Juhl F Joffensen in household of Falle Christensen Juhl, "Denmark Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1829–1893 Male
1840– Female
Children (8)
1859–1952 Male
1861–1952 Male
1867–1944 Male
1869–1949 Male
1874–1878 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1789–1864 Male
1801–1853 Female
Siblings (10)
1820– Female
1821– Female
1824–1838 Male
1827– Female
1829–1919 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1848 · The California Gold Rush
Age 8
1872 · The First National Park
Age 32
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhard, Hans, Heinz, Otto, Dieter, Klaus, Wolfgang, Armin, Manfred, Ernst, Erwin.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for a steward on a farm or estate, from German Hof(f) ‘farm, manor farm, courtyard’ + Mann ‘man’. Originally, this was a status name for a farmer who owned his own land as opposed to holding it by rent or feudal obligation, but the name soon came to denote the manager or steward of a manor farm, in which sense it is frequent also among Jews, since many Jews held managerial positions on non-Jewish estates. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Czechia, and the Netherlands. Compare Hofman , Hofmann , Homann , and Huffman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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