When Theodore Sterner Christ was born on 21 April 1830, in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Levi Bland Christ, was 25 and his mother, Hester S Sterner, was 32. He married Sarah Irvin Thompson on 6 December 1871, in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and College Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 16 February 1910, in State College, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in State College, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Fritz, Kurt, Erwin, Franz, Georg, Gerhard, Heinz, Inge, Klaus, Liselotte, Udo.
German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Christian , or a nickname meaning ‘the Christian’. In both cases it is (ultimately) from the Latin name Christus ‘Christ’, which is from Greek Christos, a derivative of chriein ‘to anoint’, a calque of Hebrew mashiaḥ ‘Messiah’, which likewise means literally ‘the anointed’. This is the title given to Jesus of Nazareth (see Jesus ), as embodying the fulfilment of Messianic prophecy and expectation; he is the central figure of Christianity and most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son. Compare Chrest , Crist , Ghrist , and Krist .
English: variant of Crist , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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