Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Hart was born on 18 July 1787, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Asahel Hart, was 33 and his mother, Anna Kilbourn, was 27. He married Sophrona Hart on 9 January 1810, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1820. He died on 18 December 1840, in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 53.
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- Joseph Hart, "United States Census, 1820"
- Joseph Hart in entry for Asahel E Hart, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Joseph Hart in entry for Aschel E. Hart and M. T. Harkell, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1799
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1802 · Brass is Discovered
"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."
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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