Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Hand was born about 1795, in Cape May, New Jersey, United States, her father, Absalom Hand Sr, was 37 and her mother, Martha Hand, was 39. She married James Holmes on 22 January 1814, in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died before 1850.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Hannah Hand, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Hannah Hand, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
Spouse and Children
1790– Male
1795–1850 Female
Children (1)
1816– Female
Parents and Siblings
1759–1826 Male
1757–1824 Female
Siblings (8)
1778–1798 Male
1784–1802 Male
1789– Male
1793–1853 Male
1795–1850 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 5
1804
Age 9
1812
Age 17
Name Meaning
English, German, and Dutch: nickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the hand or perhaps to skill in its use, from Middle English hond(e), hand(e), Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Johan metter hant (Rijkhoven 1284), Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1 above).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fhlaithimh (see Guthrie ), as a result of association with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, such as Claffey , Glavin , and McClave .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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