Brief Life History of Heinrich
When Heinrich Weiss was born on 23 May 1865, in Malojaroslawez, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, his father, Wilhelm Weiss, was 29 and his mother, Anna Maria Bohnet, was 28. He died on 16 January 1867, in akkerman, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, at the age of 1.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Heinrich Weiss, "Ukraine, Births and Baptisms, 1784-1879"
Parents and Siblings
1836–1915 Male
1836–1867 Female
Siblings (6)
1856–1905 Female
1858– Male
1861–1917 Male
1863– Male
1865–1867 Male
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World Events (2)
1866
Age 1
1867 · Russia Sells Alaska to the US
Age 2
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Gerhard, Fritz, Manfred, Egon, Armin, Arno, Gunther, Heinz. Jewish Chaim, Moshe, Emanuel, Aron, Meyer, Mendel, Hyman, Isadore, Zvi, Shlomo.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with white hair or a remarkably pale complexion, from Middle High German wīz, German weiss ‘white’. This surname is also found in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, often as a German translation of a corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Slovenian Belec and Bele (see Belle ). It is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Denmark, and the Netherlands.
German: variant of Weis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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