Brief Life History of George
When George Hain was born on 19 May 1746, in Delaware Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes George Hain, was 29 and his mother, Johanna Magdalena Elizabeth Mohn, was 22. He married Mary in 1773, in Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 31 December 1803, in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Wernersville, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- George Hain, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- George Hain, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- George Hehn or Hain, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
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1748
Historical Boundaries 1748: Frederick, Maryland Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Frederick, Maryland, United States
1752
Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English heghen, a weak plural of hay, from Old English (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’, denoting someone who lived at a farm, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word. See also Haynes .
English: from the Middle English personal name Hain, Heyne. Like Deyn this may be a rhyming pet form of Reynald (see Reginald ) or other names of Norman origin beginning with Rein- such as Reyner and Rainbert. Alternatively, the name may be a variant of Hagan .
English: nickname for a wretched individual, from Middle English hain(e), heyne, hayn ‘wretch, niggard’. In some cases however, it is possible that this name derives from a spelling (not a pronunciation) of hi(g)ne ‘servant’ (see Hine ), with the inverted spelling -ey- for i.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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