Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Matern was born on 29 May 1726, in Olsztyn, Poland, her father, Christian Mattern, was 39 and her mother, Regina Rappuhn, was 38. She married Michael Gross on 4 October 1745, in Diözese Kreuzburg, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 13 October 1807, in Kreuzburg, Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 81.
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- Maria, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Legacy NFS Source: Maria Matern - death: after 1763; Krasnoarmeyskoye, Ostpreußen, Preußen, Germany
- Maria Matternin im Eintrag für Anna Loysa Grooß, „Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971“
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1733 · War of the Polish Succession
Lasting from 1733 to 1735, the War of Polish Succession started as an internal civil war over the successor to Augustus II. As other European leaders began to pursue their own interests, the conflict grew into a major European War. The majority of military campaigns took place outside Poland, between countries like France, Spain, and Russia. Peace was achieved in 1735, but the war didn't officially end until the Treaty of Vienna was signed in 1738. Augustus III ended up ascending the throne as the new King of Poland.
1768 · Massacre of Uman
"The town of Humań, currently known as Uman, was the site of a Polish massacre in 1768. A group known as the Haidamacks had been formed throughout the disorder of Poland's eighteenth century. These ""Haidamacks"" were comprised of unhappy peasants, and those of the Greek Orthodox faith, who wished to make organized attacks on the Catholics and Jews. They had carried out several attacks and plundered villages throughout 1734 and 1750. In 1768, the Haidamacks carried out the Uman Massacre, where thousands of Jews ended up being killed. It is estimated that roughly 20,000 Jews and Poles were murdered in the town of Uman alone; other nearby areas were impacted as well."
1789 · Black Procession
Citizens of Poland gathered for a demonstration in Warsaw on December 2, 1789. The protest, referred to as the Black Procession, was focused primarily on much-needed urban reform. Over 294 representatives marched peacefully in the streets, dressed in black. The demands included the right to representation in parliament, the right to buy land estates, and reforms to the current urban law. The cause succeeded and the Free Royal Cities Act was eventually passed on April 18, 1791, as an amendment to the Constitution of May 3.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Ingo, Kurt, Otto, Wilhelmina.
German and Dutch (of German origin): variant of Mattern . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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