Brief Life History of Barbara
Barbara Pflugshaupt was born about 1743, in Kallnach, Bern, Switzerland. She had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Hans Rudolf Iseli. She died on 26 January 1801, at the age of 59.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Barbara Pflugshaubt in entry for Jacob Iseli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1749–1804 Male
1743–1801 Female
Children (6)
1774–1830 Female
1778–1856 Male
1780–1780 Male
1781–1783 Female
1783–1860 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (2)
1798
Age 55
1800
Age 57
Name Meaning
From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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