Dorothea Sophia Maier

Brief Life History of Dorothea Sophia

When Dorothea Sophia Maier was born on 29 December 1713, in Gündelbach, Vaihingen an der Enz, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, her father, Hans Georg Maier, was 32 and her mother, Rebecca Leucht, was 25. She married Johann Georg Stierle on 26 January 1734, in Gündelbach, Oberamt Maulbronn, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1752, in Gündelbach, Oberamt Maulbronn, Württemberg, Germany, at the age of 39.

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Family Time Line

Johann Georg Stierle
1709–1785
Dorothea Sophia Maier
1713–1752
Marriage: 26 January 1734
Eva Dorothea Stierle
1735–1815
Elisabeth Catharina Stierle
1736–1739
Agnes Stierle
1737–1796
Johann Georg Stierle
1740–1746
Johannes Stierle
1745–1746
Eva Catharina Stierle
1747–1825
(zwillinge) Johann Georg Stierle
1749–1749
(zwillinge) Magdalena Stierle
1749–1749
Magdalena Stierle
1750–1751
Johann Georg Stierle
1752–1753

Sources (9)

  • Dorothea Sophia Maier, „Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971“
  • Dorothea Sophia in entry for Eva Dorothea Stierll, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Dorothea Sophie in entry for Eva Catharina Stierle, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Helmut, Manfred, Gerhard, Lothar, Armin, Erwin, Franz, Heinz, Rudi.

German and Dutch (of German origin): variant of Mayer (see Meyer 1). The German surname in this form is also found in some other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Czechia.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a variant of the personal name Meyer (see Meyer 2).

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

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