Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Hillebrand was born on 10 August 1867, in Frýdlant, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, his father, Josef Hillebrand, was 37 and his mother, Barbara Simon, was 34. He married Emma Oppitz on 27 May 1895, in São Sebastião do Caí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 23 August 1954, in Nova Petrópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, at the age of 87.
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- Josef Franz Hillebrand, “República Tcheca, Livros de Igreja, 1552-1981”
- José Hillebrand ou Hildebrand, “Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Registro Civil, 1860-2006”
- {name} na entrada para Paulo Vallebrande Opitz, “Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Registros da Igreja Católica, 1738-1952”
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Children (7)
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World Events (3)
1918
The establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. The fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I allows for an independent state.
1938
Munich Pact is signed by Germany, Britain, France and Italy. It allows Germany the right to invade and claim Czechoslovakia's border areas.
1939
World War II. Czechoslovakia is invaded by Adolf Hitler's army.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Dieter, Gerhard, Hans, Horst, Otto, Siegfried.
North German and Dutch: variant of Hildebrand . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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