Seth Hart

Brief Life History of Seth

When Seth Hart was born on 19 April 1765, in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Hart, was 39 and his mother, Lydia Hotchkiss, was 32. He married Mary Wilcox about 1785, in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 21 February 1852, in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Seth Hart
1765–1852
Mary Wilcox
1764–1839
Marriage: about 1785
William B Hart
1788–1796
William W Hart
–1896
Seth Hart Jr.
1790–1813
Elonzo Hart
1793–1878
Mary B. Hart
1796–1796
Elias Hart
1797–1803
Jason Hart
1803–1874
Amanda Hart
1805–1863

Sources (18)

  • Seth Hart, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Seth Hart, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Seth Orvis, "Connecticut, Marriages, 1630-1997"

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World Events (8)

1776

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

1785

Originally an agricultural village called New Cambridge

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

Name Meaning

English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.

German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.

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

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