Brief Life History of Elsbeth Zur
When Elsbeth Zur Schmidi was born on 20 September 1755, in Matten Gstaad, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Peter Zur Schmidi, was 36 and her mother, Margarethe Balmer, was 21. She married Ulrich Balmer on 26 September 1770, in Wilderswil, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 15 August 1776, in Wilderswil, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 20.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Elisabeth zur Schmiede in entry for Ulrich Balmer, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Elsbeth Zur in entry for Uhli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Elsbeth Schmidi in entry for Elsbeth, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1745–1825 Male
1755–1776 Female
Children (3)
1771–1771 Female
1774–1839 Female
1776–1843 Male
Parents and Siblings
1720–1758 Male
1734– Female
Siblings (1)
1755–1776 Female
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Gerhard, Klaus, Helmut, Fritz, Manfred, Wolfgang, Ewald, Gunter.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German smit, German Schmied ‘blacksmith’. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in Denmark, France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine, also Nord), the Netherlands, Hungary, and Poland. It is also found in Slovakia, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia, where it is more common in Slavicized forms (see below). In part, Schmidt is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Germanized form of Czech Šmíd and Šmít, Slovenian, Croatian, and Slovak Šmid or Šmit, surnames of German origin (see above and Smid 2 and Smit 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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