Brief Life History of Hans Detlev
When Hans Detlev Bahr was born on 9 August 1803, in Surendorf, Hohenhain, Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, his father, Christian Detlef Bahr, was 42 and his mother, Margarethe Catharine Bandholz, was 38.
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- Familenblätter, 1650-1850
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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 Claas, Erwin, Gunter, Otto, Hans, Eberhard, Ewald, Florian, Frieda, Fritz, Gerhard, Heinz.
North German: from Middle Low German bar(e) ‘bear’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a performing bear, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a bear. In some cases it may derive from a personal name containing this element.
German (Bähr): variant of Baer 1, a cognate of 1 above, of Middle High German origin. Compare Baehr 1 and Bar 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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