Brief Life History of Barbara
Barbara Keel was born on 8 June 1651, in Balgach, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland as the daughter of Urich Keel and Anna Zellwäger. She married Joseph Halter on 6 February 1670. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 26 March 1683, in Balgach, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, at the age of 31, and was buried in Balgach, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Kirchenbuch, 1625-1931; Taufen, Heiraten 1625-1931 Tote 1657-1931 Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1824-1931 Familienbuch 1619
- Kirchenbuch, 1625-1931; Taufen, Heiraten 1625-1931 Tote 1657-1931 Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1824-1931 Familienbuch 1619
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Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire and Somerset): habitational name from East and West Keal (Lincolnshire) or Keele (Staffordshire). The Lincolnshire placename is derived from Old Norse kjǫlr ‘keel, ridge’, while the Staffordshire placename probably derives from Old English cū ‘cow’ + hyll ‘hill’.
English: in Wiltshire, perhaps a variant of Keevil, a habitational name from Keevil (Wiltshire), derived from an Old English personal name Cȳfa or Old English cȳf ‘vessel, tub’ (used topographically for a depression or hollow) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish: shortened form of McKeel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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