Brief Life History of Ezra
When Ezra Hart was born on 24 November 1797, in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gad Hart, was 27 and his mother, Eunice Munson Woodford, was 25. He died on 21 August 1816, in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.
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- Ezra Hart, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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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