Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Schmidt was born on 13 May 1832, in Glogovácz, Arad, Hungary, her father, Josef Schmidt, was 28 and her mother, Theresia Schäffer, was 30. She married Josef Hoffman on 11 February 1851, in Glogovácz, Arad, Hungary. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 10 August 1873, in her hometown, at the age of 41.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Anna Schmidt - Published information: death: 10 August 1873; Glogowatz, Arad Megye, Hungary
- A Maria Schmidt, "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950"
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World Events (2)
1848
Hungarian Revolution and the Habsburg Emperor was dethroned but the Habsburg rule was re-established with the help of Russia.
1867
Hungary becomes autonomous partner in Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Gerhard, Klaus, Helmut, Fritz, Manfred, Wolfgang, Ewald, Gunter.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German smit, German Schmied ‘blacksmith’. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in Denmark, France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine, also Nord), the Netherlands, Hungary, and Poland. It is also found in Slovakia, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia, where it is more common in Slavicized forms (see below). In part, Schmidt is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Germanized form of Czech Šmíd and Šmít, Slovenian, Croatian, and Slovak Šmid or Šmit, surnames of German origin (see above and Smid 2 and Smit 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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