When Niklaus Rohrer was born about 1609, in Urtenen, Urtenen-Schönbühl, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Urses Rohrer, was 44 and his mother, Anna Kunz, was 41. He married Anna Büttikofer on 2 May 1634, in Jegenstorf, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
German and Swiss German (also Röhrer): habitational name for someone from any of the many places all over Germany, also in Austria and Switzerland, named Rohr or with Middle High German rōr ‘reed bed’ or rōr ‘well, channel’ (see Rohr ). This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Rehrer , Rhorer , Roehrer , Rorer , and Rorrer .
History: The surname Röhrer is listed along with the variant Roehrer in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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