Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Vogdes was born about 1744, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Reynard Vodges, was 32 and her mother, Barbara, was 37. She married John Cochlin on 8 May 1765.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Gerd, Otto, Hans, Johann.
North German: possibly a patronymic from Vogt .
South German: from Middle High German vogesser, a metonymic occupational name from voche(n)ze (from Late Latin focatia ‘kind of cake, white bread’) for a pastry cook or confectioner.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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