Magdalena Kästli

Brief Life History of Magdalena

When Magdalena Kästli was born on 19 January 1664, in Sankt Margrethen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, her father, Wilhelm Kästli, was 32 and her mother, Catharina Bentzinger, was 29. She married Jacob Rüesch on 14 February 1686, in Sankt Margrethen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died about 5 March 1737, in her hometown, at the age of 73, and was buried in Sankt Margrethen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Rüesch
1660–1729
Magdalena Kästli
1664–1737
Marriage: 14 February 1686
Georg Rüesch
1686–
Elsbeth Rüesch
1688–1751
Johannes Rüesch
1689–1744
Elisabetha Rüesch
1692–1744
Catharina Rüesch
1694–1695
Jakob Rüesch
1696–1775
Ursula Rüesch
1698–1700
Georg Rüesch
1701–1782
Verena Rüesch
1703–1745
Paulus Rüesch
1705–1771
Ursula Rüesch
1710–1774

Sources (16)

  • Magdalena, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Magdalena Kästlin in entry for Urssula, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Magdalena Kästlin in entry for Jacob Nüesch, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Name Meaning

German: from an Alemannic pet form of Kast 2.

South German (Kästle): from a pet form of Arbogast .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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