Brief Life History of David
When David Waeffler was born in June 1697, in Diemtigen, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Christen Waffler Sr., was 34 and his mother, Magdalena Gruner, was 33. He married Christina Glauser on 26 January 1730, in Diemtigen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died in December 1734, in Riedern Diemtigen, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 37, and was buried in Diemtigen, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Diemtigen Christening and Marriage Register [1659-1712; 1659-1756] K Diemtigen 4, volume D, page 219, entry number 16
- David Wäffler, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Diemtigen Christening and Marriage Register [1659-1712; 1659-1756] K Diemtigen 4, volume D, page 219, entry number 16
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Name Meaning
Biblical name, borne by the greatest of all the kings of Israel, whose history is recounted with great vividness in the first and second books of Samuel and elsewhere. As a boy he killed the giant Philistine Goliath with his slingshot. As king of Judah, and later of all Israel, he expanded the power of the Israelites and established the security of their kingdom. He was also noted as a poet, many of the Psalms being attributed to him. The Hebrew derivation of the name is uncertain; it is said by some to represent a nursery word meaning ‘darling’. It is a very popular Jewish name, but is almost equally common among Gentiles in the English-speaking world. It is particularly common in Wales and Scotland, having been borne by the patron saint of Wales ( see Dewi ) and by two medieval kings of Scotland.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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