Barbara Aebersold

Brief Life History of Barbara

When Barbara Aebersold was born in 1727, in Schwendi, Schattenhalb, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Benedikt Aebersold, was 19 and her mother, Elsbeth Moser, was 19. She married Ulrich Jenni on 8 December 1758, in Münsingen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 13 July 1779, in Münsingen, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Ulrich Jenni
1737–1786
Barbara Aebersold
1727–1779
Marriage: 8 December 1758
Barbara Jenni
1759–
Magdalena Jenni
1761–1763
Johannes Jenni
1765–
Christian Jenni
1769–1790
Elisabetha Jenni
1770–
Magdalena Jenni
1773–
Margaretha Jenni
1763–1773

Sources (2)

  • Barbara Abersold, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Barbara Äberhold im Eintrag für Hans Jenni, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hanspeter, Kurt.

Swiss German and South German: topographic or habitational name from Middle High German eber ‘wild boar’ + sol ‘wallow(ing place)’, also used in placenames. The surname Aebersold is very rare in Germany. Compare Abersold , Ebersohl , Ebersol , Ebersold , and Ebersole .

History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, among the Mennonites in the US established in the Americanized forms, especially Ebersole .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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