Brief Life History of Mathias
When Mathias Hart was born on 2 July 1779, in Oppen, Beckingen, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany, his father, Jacobus Hardt, was 32 and his mother, Catharina PFEIFFER, was 27. He married Maria Spuler in 1805. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 29 May 1849, in his hometown, at the age of 69, and was buried in Reimsbach, Merzig, Rhineland, Prussia.
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- Mathiae Hart in entry for Mathia Hart and Annam Mariam Schmitz, "Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957"
- Mathias Hard in entry for Susanna Hard, "Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957"
- Mathiae Hart in entry for Mathias Selzer, "Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957"
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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.
Name Meaning
English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.
German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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