Brief Life History of Catharina
When Catharina Bentzinger was born in 1635, in Sankt Margrethen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, her father, Heinrich Or Haini Bentzinger, was 45 and her mother, Barbara Gyger, was 23. She married Wilhelm Kästli on 22 July 1655, in Sankt Margrethen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died about 21 November 1711, in her hometown, at the age of 76, and was buried in Sankt Margrethen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Legacy NFS Source: Catharina Bentzinger - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Catharina Benzinger
- Marriage of Wilhelm Kästli and Cathrina Bentzinger(in) 1655 St Margethen Switzerland
- Cathrina Bentringerin, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1633–1689 Male
1635–1711 Female
Children (12)
1655–1685 Female
1657–1730 Male
1659–1675 Male
1661–1741 Male
1664–1737 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1591– Male
1613– Female
Siblings (6)
1635–1711 Female
1636–1643 Male
1638– Male
1639–1714 Female
1641– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (1)
1648
Age 13
Name Meaning
German: variant of Benzinger and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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