Michael Haas

Brief Life History of Michael

When Michael Haas was born on 18 November 1767, in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, his father, Johannes Haas, was 32 and his mother, Maria Barbara Römer, was 23. He married Sophia Preusch in 1788, in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 9 March 1848, in LaPorte, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States.

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Michael Haas
1767–1848
Sophia Preusch
1768–
Marriage: 1788
Johannes Haas
1790–
Henrietta Charlotta Haas
1792–
Ezra Haas
1794–1854

Sources (18)

  • Michael Haass, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • Michael Haas, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
  • Michael Haas, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

Name Meaning

German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German, Middle Dutch hase, German Hase ‘hare’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a hare (i.e. for a swift runner or perhaps a timorous person) or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a hare. As a Jewish name it can also be an artificial name or one of names randomly selected from vocabulary words by government officials when surnames became compulsory. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In the Netherlands and Germany it is in part of French (Huguenot) origin, a translation into Dutch or German of the French surname Lelièvre ‘the hare’ (see Lelievre ). Compare De Haas .

German and Dutch: from the personal name Hase with an indistinct origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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