Brief Life History of Johann Friedrich Heinrich
When Johann Friedrich Heinrich Schwass was born on 14 December 1833, in Buchholz bei Annaberg, Annaberg, Kreis Annaberg, Saxony, Germany, his father, Christoph Frederick Johann Schwass, was 26 and his mother, Anna Friederica Magdelena Warig, was 27. He married Sophia Maria Dorothea Fanselow in 1859, in Nelson, New Zealand. He died on 12 May 1909, in Hope, Tasman, New Zealand, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hope, Tasman, New Zealand.
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- Johann Friederich Hinrich Schwass, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Frederick Henry John Schwass, "Find a Grave Index"
- Frederick Schwass in entry for Louisa Maria Sophia Schwass, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"
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World Events (8)
1834 · The United Tribes of New Zealand Flag
A confederation of Maori tribes was convened in 1834 by James Busby, a British Resident who had been sent to New Zealand to set up a framework for trade between the Māori and Europeans. The Flag which they used was a mix between the St. George’s Cross and in the top left corner another smaller St. Georges Cross with four eight pointed stars representing the Holy Cross stars in the Southern Hemisphere. This design is still being used today as the official flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1858 · New Provinces Act
The New Provinces Act was established to help create new Provinces in the quickly growing region of New Zealand. This Act also helped kept laws in check as well as create Provincial Councils to help govern over the people within the areas.
Name Meaning
East German: habitational name from a place called Schwass, near Rostock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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