Brief Life History of David
When David Dursch was born on 23 December 1849, in Deggingen, Oberamt Geislingen, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Mathias Dursch, was 38 and his mother, Katharina Schick, was 37. He married Margarethe Rammes on 7 May 1877, in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 22 February 1923, in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany, at the age of 73.
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- David Dursch, "Germany, Württemberg, Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Catholic Church Records, 1520-1975"
- David Dursch, "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898"
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1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1864
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Erwin, Georg, Kurt, Reinhard, Rudi.
North German: metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, from Middle High German dorsch ‘cod’ (a borrowing from Middle Low German dorsch, dors(k), itself a loanword from Old Norse thorskr ‘fish for drying’, since cod was traded as dried fish).
South German: from Middle High German torse, the word for a cabbage stalk or rutabaga, hence a nickname for a cabbage or turnip grower or for a tall thin man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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