Brief Life History of Johann
Johann Sierks was born about 1790, in Weddingstedt, Norderdithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany. He married Marika Reimers in Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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- Johann Detlef Sierks in entry for Hans Sierks, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Johann Sierks in entry for Hans Thießen Sierks, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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World Events (5)
1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
1814
The Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39 independent German states.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Detlef, Dieter, Ernst, Hans, Hermann, Jurgen, Klaus.
North German and Dutch: genitivized patronymic from a short form of the personal name Diederik, from ancient Germanic Theodoric (see Terry ), composed of the elements theud ‘people, race’ + rīc ‘power(ful), rich’. Compare Dirks .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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