Brief Life History of Elsbeth
When Elsbeth Frehner was born on 14 June 1767, in Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, her father, Ulrich Frener, was 39 and her mother, Anna Ammann, was 33. She married Hans Konrad Alder on 4 November 1791, in Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 25 October 1852, in her hometown, at the age of 85, and was buried in Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Legacy NFS Source: Elisabeth Frener - Church record: birth-name: Elsbeth Frener
- Elsbeth Frehner 1852 Death Record
- Elsbeth Frener in entry for Hs Konrad Alder, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1767–1796 Male
1767–1852 Female
Children (6)
1792–1792 Male
1793–1842 Male
1794–1794 Male
1794– Female
1794– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1727–1787 Male
1734– Female
Siblings (13)
1756–1758 Male
1758–1835 Male
1759–1842 Male
1762– Female
1763–1770 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (3)
1798
Age 31
1800
Age 33
1848
Age 81
Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German: metronymic from the female personal name Frene or an occupational name meaning ‘bondsman of a woman called Frene’. The name is testified in old documents as the name of Saint Verena of Zurzach in Aargau, Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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