Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Im Obersteg was born in 1540, in Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Michel Im Obersteg, was 44 and his mother, Anni Andresin, was 41. He married Knoeri in 1556, in Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. His occupation is listed as seckelmeister in Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland. He died on 24 September 1610, in his hometown, at the age of 70, and was buried in Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Jacob in entry for Bartlome Obersteg, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Jacob im, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Jacob Obersteg, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1540–1610 Male
1536– Female
Children (6)
1557– Male
1560– Male
1564– Female
1566–1650 Male
1568– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1497–1559 Male
1499– Female
Siblings (5)
1535–1575 Male
1540–1610 Male
1542–1610 Male
1543–1565 Female
1545– Female
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Korean Sung, Chong, Young, Soon, Sang, Yong, Kwang, Myung, Chang, Chul, Jin, Chan, Dong, Hong, Hyun, Hyong, Jeong, Byung, Chung, Dae, Hyung Chul, Tae Hyun, Boksoon, Chong Man.
Korean: there are two Chinese characters for this surname. The founding ancestors of all Korean Im clans were originally from China. Some sources indicate that there are 216 clans that use the most common character, but only two – the Naju Im family and the P’ŏngt’aek Im family – have actually been documented. The founding ancestor of the P’yŏngt’aek Im family, Im P’algŭp, immigrated to Korea from China during the Tang Dynasty and settled in the P’yŏngt’aek area. The Naju Im clan is said to be descended from the P’ŏngt’aek Im clan. Members of the Im clans which use this more common character are found throughout the peninsula. Although some sources indicate that there are 120 clans that use the other Im character, only two of these are documented: the Im clan of Changhŭng and the Im clan of P’ungch’ŏn. The founders of these two clans are also from China. The founders of both the Changhŭng Im clan and the P’ungch’ŏn Im clan came to Korea during the Koryŏ period ( AD 918–1392), the latter while escorting a princess bride to the Koryŏ court. About fifty percent of the Ims bearing the less common character as a surname live in South Ch’ungch’ŏng province.
Cambodian: written អ៊ឹម (also អឹម), of Chinese origin, from 任 (see Ren 1), but also corresponding to the Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘to nurse’. អ៊ឹម or អឹម may alternatively be the Khmer spelling of the Chinese surname 林 (see Lin 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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