When Johann Georg Hehr was born on 1 January 1838, in Wittenberg, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, his father, Johann Friedrich Hehr, was 56 and his mother, Jacobina Fey, was 41. He married Anna Barbara Goehner on 20 January 1856. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Akkerman, Bessarabia, Russian Empire in 1838.
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Russia fights Britain, France, Sardinia, and Ottoman Empire in Crimean War. Russia forced to accept peace settlement dictated by its opponents.
Starting on October 5, 1853, Britain, France, Turkey, and Sardinia challenged Russia as the country was expanding. The troops fighting against Russia were finally defeated by the harsh winter. Altogether, around 500,000 Russian troops were lost.
War and Peace by Lev Tolstoy (1828-1910) published.
Some characteristic forenames: German Elfriede, Erhart, Horst, Milbert.
German: variant of Heer 1 and 3, but in some instances a nickname either from hëher ‘jay’, or from Middle High German hēr ‘distinguished, proud’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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