Brief Life History of Gad
When Gad Hart was born on 24 February 1770, in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Ambrose Hart, was 37 and his mother, Martha Tuller, was 40. He married Eunice Munson Woodford on 20 July 1791, in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1800. He died on 4 April 1826, in Brookfield, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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Entry for Gad Hart, from "Descendants of Stephen Hart"
From "Descendants of Stephen Hart" [Hart, Richard, "The descendants of Stephen Hart : [with information from "Stephen Hart and his Descendants", by Alfred Andrews, pub. 1875]," <http://users.rcn.com/h …
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