Magdalena Ritz

Brief Life History of Magdalena

When Magdalena Ritz was christened on 28 December 1664, in Berneck, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, her father, Ürich Riz, was 53 and her mother, Angela Niderer, was 47. She married Hans Jacob Kaüfmann on 7 November 1693, in Berneck, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. She died on 14 May 1710, in Berneck, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

Hans Jacob Kaüfmann
1667–1733
Magdalena Ritz
1664–1710
Marriage: 7 November 1693
Anna Magdalena Kaüffmänn
1694–
Barbara Kaüffman
1695–1696
Barbara Kaüfman
1696–1743
Engel Kaüffman
1699–1699
Engel Kaufman
1700–1754
Dorothea Kaüffmann
1704–1742

Sources (14)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Magdalena Ritz - Individual or family possessions: birth: 28 December 1664; Berneck, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
  • Magdalena Ritz, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Magdalena Ritz in entry for Engele, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

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Name Meaning

German:

from the personal name Rizo, itself derived in part from Richard and in part from Heinrich (see Henry ).

from a short form of the personal name Moritz .

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

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