Bendicht Schmutz
26 April 1765–16 September 1783 (Age 18)
Oberburg, Bern, Switzerland
The Life of Bendicht
When Bendicht Schmutz was born on 26 April 1765, in Oberburg, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Daniel Schmutz, was 37 and his mother, Magdalena Burkhalter, was 36. He died on 16 September 1783, in his hometown, at the age of 18, and was buried in Oberburg, Bern, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Daniel Schmutz
1727–1806
Magdalena Burkhalter
1729–1805
Peter Schmutz
1750–
Anna Schmutz
1752–1825
Daniel Schmutz
1758–1822
Bendicht Schmutz
1765–1783
Peter Schmutz
1769–1802
Parents and Siblings
1727–1806Male
1729–1805Female
siblings
(5)
1750–Male
1752–1825Female
1758–1822Male
1765–1783Male
1769–1802Male
Name Meaning
1 South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a dirty or slovenly person, from German Schmutz ‘dirt’, Middle High German smuz.2 South German: nickname for a cheerful person, from a noun derivative of Middle High German smutzen ‘to smile’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-GL9Q-KV?cc=1640373&wc=M59J-828%3A125783201%2C130919301%2C125782803%2C130940201
- Schmutz Family of Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland by Julius Billeter
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