Anna R. Bernat

Brief Life History of Anna R.

When Anna R. Bernat was born on 26 July 1894, in New York City, New York County, New York, United States, her father, Joseph Bernat, was 22 and her mother, Ana Betticer, was 19. She married James Russell Hoag on 5 July 1920, in Elmsford, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Elmsford, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States in 1920 and Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States for about 15 years. She died about 1998, in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 105.

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James Russell Hoag
1893–1976
Anna R. Bernat
1894–1998
Marriage: 5 July 1920
Anne Edith Hoag
1921–1992

Sources (15)

  • Anne Hoog in household of James R Hoog, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Annie Barnat in the New York, New York, Index to Birth Certificates, 1866
  • Anna Bernat in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Catalan and French (Occitan): from the personal name Bernat, a variant of Bernard .

Hungarian (Bernát): from the personal name Bernát, Hungarian form of Bernard .

Polish, Czech, Croatian, and Slovenian; Slovak (Bernát): from the personal name Bernat, Slovak Bernát, an old byform of Bernard . As a Croatian, Slovenian, and Slovak name it is in part of Hungarian origin (see 2 above).

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

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