Brief Life History of Karolina
When Karolina Kuhn was born on 29 April 1862, in Schönau, Amt Heidelberg, Baden, her father, Johann Georg Kuhn, was 25 and her mother, Juliane Karoline Held, was 23. She married Nikolaus Hess on 18 July 1886, in Schönau, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 4 April 1922, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 59.
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- Caroline Hess in household of Nicholas Hess, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Karolina Kuhn, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Caroline Kuhn, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
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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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Wolfgang, Fritz, Gerhard, Manfred, Dieter, Erwin, Helmut, Arno, Gunther.
German: from the personal name Kuno, a short form of Kunrat (see Konrad ). The German word kühn, meaning ‘bold’, may have influenced the popularity of this short form, but is not necessarily the immediate source of it.
German (Kühn): see Kuehn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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