Brief Life History of Magdelena
When Magdelena Hill was born on 29 January 1749, in Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johan Jacob Hill, was 33 and her mother, Maria Appolonia Mercklin, was 29. She had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with John Heffley. She died in 1780, in West Hamburg, Tilden Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 31.
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- Magdalena Hill, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Magdalena Hill Heffley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Magdalena Haveli in entry for Absolom Haveli, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
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1752
Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1752
Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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