Brief Life History of Johannes Peter
When Johannes Peter Hoffmann was born on 12 February 1778, in Konfeld, Weiskirchen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany, his father, Nikolaus Hoffmann, was 51 and his mother, Margaretha Haarig, was 30. He married Margaretha Kuhn on 15 May 1823, in Confeld, Merzig, Rhineland, Prussia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 20 March 1853, at the age of 75, and was buried in Confeld, Merzig, Rhineland, Prussia.
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- Fr Petri Hoffmann in entry for Maria Catharina Hoffmann, "Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957"
- Jois Hoffmann im Eintrag für Nicolaum Hoffmann und A Mariam Schu, „Deutschland, Rheinland, Bistum Trier, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1704-1957“
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World Events (3)
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 Kurt, Gerhard, Hans, Heinz, Otto, Dieter, Klaus, Wolfgang, Armin, Manfred, Ernst, Erwin.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for a steward on a farm or estate, from German Hof(f) ‘farm, manor farm, courtyard’ + Mann ‘man’. Originally, this was a status name for a farmer who owned his own land as opposed to holding it by rent or feudal obligation, but the name soon came to denote the manager or steward of a manor farm, in which sense it is frequent also among Jews, since many Jews held managerial positions on non-Jewish estates. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Czechia, and the Netherlands. Compare Hofman , Hofmann , Homann , and Huffman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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