Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Graf was born on 22 February 1756, in Bern, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Emanuel Graf, was 27 and his mother, Elisabeth Lehman, was 25. He married Salome Kocher on 8 March 1781, in Büren an der Aare, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 26 October 1816, at the age of 60.
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Sources (21)
- Christian Braaf, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Christian Grof in entry for Jean Jaques Chatelain, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Christian Graf in entry for Jean Jaque Chatelain, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1756–1816 Male
1754–1798 Female
Children (6)
1782–1847 Female
1783–1832 Female
1785– Female
1787–1788 Male
1791–1855 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1730–1809 Male
1732–1812 Female
Siblings (10)
1755– Female
1756–1816 Male
1756– Female
1759–1820 Female
1761–1817 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (3)
1798
Age 42
1800
Age 44
1803
Age 47
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Ernst, Fritz, Gerhard, Hermann, Horst, Manfred, Udo, Alois.
German (also Gräf): status name from Middle High German grāve, grābe, which was used as a title denoting various more or less aristocratic dignitaries and officials. In later times it became established as a title of nobility equivalent to the Romance count. The vocabulary word also denoted a variety of different minor local functionaries in different parts of Germany. In the Grand Duchy of Hesse, for example, it was used for the holder of the comparatively humble office of village headman (compare Mayer , Schulz , and Vogt ). The surname could have originated from any of these senses or be a metonymic occupational or status name for a servant or retainer of a count, or a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces. This surname is also found in many other European countries, for example in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of the corresponding Hungarian and Slavic surnames Gróf and Grof . Compare Graef .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name selected, like Herzog and other words denoting titles, because of their aristocratic connotations.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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