Brief Life History of Pedro Anastasius Jose
When Pedro Anastasius Jose Horta Costas was born in 1818, in Pineda de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, his father, Jose Horta Mas, was 33 and his mother, Maria Costas, was 21. He married Isabella Antoinette Drago on 16 January 1851, in Mobile, Alabama, United States. He lived in Alabama, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 13 April 1880, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (53)
- Peter Horta, "Alabama State Census, 1866"
- Legacy NFS Source: Pedro Anastasia Jose Horta - Published information: Obituary: birth-name: Pedro Anastasia Jose Horta
- Peter Horta, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
Spouse and Children
1818–1880 Male
1832–1922 Female
Children (13)
1857–1916 Male
1859–1923 Male
1860–1941 Male
1861–1891 Female
1862–1940 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1785– Male
1797–1858 Female
Siblings (8)
1818–1880 Male
1820–1896 Female
1823–1905 Male
1825– Male
1827– Female
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World Events (8)
1818 · Chile declares independence from Spain
Age 0
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1835 · Battle of the Alamo
Age 17
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Carlos, Roberto, Jesus, Manuel, Miguel, Armando, Arturo, Orlando, Pablo, Ricardo.
Catalan and Portuguese: from horta ‘garden’ (from Latin hortus), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosed garden or a metonymic occupational name for a gardener.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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