Brief Life History of Margaretha
Margaretha Seringhaussen was born in 1651, in Kreis Lennep, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany as the daughter of Engel Seringhausen. She married Peter Schuerman on 26 July 1679, in Kreis Lennep, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 12 October 1707, in her hometown, at the age of 56, and was buried in Kreis Lennep, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany.
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Sources (3)
- Margaretha Saringhoßen in entry for Peter Schürman, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Margaretha Seringhaussen, "Deutschland, Heiraten 1558-1929"
- Legacy NFS Source: Margaretha Seringhaussen - Published information: burial: 17 October 1707; Lennep, Rheinland, Preussen, Germany
Spouse and Children
1640–1711 Male
1651–1707 Female
Children (9)
1680–1749 Male
1682–1731 Female
1683–1686 Male
1683– Female
1685–1698 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1625– Male
Siblings (3)
1651–1707 Female
1656– Male
1658– Female
Name Meaning
An extremely common given name from the Middle Ages onwards, derived via Old French Marguerite and Latin Margarita from Greek Margarītēs, from margaron ‘pearl’, a word ultimately of Hebrew origin. The name was always understood to mean ‘pearl’ throughout the Middle Ages. The first St Margaret was martyred at Antioch in Pisidia during the persecution instigated by the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. However, there is some doubt about her name, as the same saint is venerated in the Orthodox Church as Marina . There were several other saintly bearers of the name, including St Margaret of Scotland ( d. 1093 ), wife of King Malcolm Canmore and daughter of Edmund Ironside of England. It was also the name of the wife of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou ( 1430–82 ), and of Margaret Tudor ( 1489–1541 ), sister of Henry VIII , who married James IV of Scotland and ruled as regent there after his death. See also Margery , Marjorie .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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