Brief Life History of Maria Anna
Maria Anna Hoffart was born on 2 January 1842, in Lewis, New York, United States. She married Louis Zinck on 7 November 1859, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States in 1850 and Mascoutah Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 4 January 1909, in Mascoutah, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mascoutah City Cemetery, Mascoutah Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States.
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- Mary Houfert in household of Henry Houfert, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Zinck, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
- Mary Hoffarth Zinck, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German hōchvart ‘noble-minded behavior’; later ‘pride, superciliousness’.
Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Buskerud named Hoffar, possibly from Old Norse Hagfura, composed of the element hag- denoting an enclosure + fura ‘fir tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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