Brief Life History of Margaretha
When Margaretha Steudler was born on 3 July 1791, in Krattigen, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Samuel Steudler, was 38 and her mother, Anna Staehli, was 29. She married Christian Lauener on 18 March 1814, in Krattigen, Bern, Switzerland. She died on 25 November 1858, at the age of 67.
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Spouse and Children
1793–1856 Male
1791–1858 Female
Parents and Siblings
1753–1824 Male
1762– Female
Siblings (8)
1782– Female
1783–1795 Female
1785–1851 Female
1787–1851 Female
1789–1794 Male
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1798
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1848
Age 57
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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