Margaret Banwart

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Banwart was born in March 1620, in Thurgau, Switzerland, her father, Adam Banwart, was 20 and her mother, Eva Seilerin, was 20. She married Hans Wolfensberger on 28 April 1635, in Wetzikon, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 23 September 1669, in Ettenhausen, Wetzikon, Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 49, and was buried in Ettenhausen, Wetzikon, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Hans Wolfensberger
1615–1688
Margaret Banwart
1620–1669
Marriage: 28 April 1635
Barbara Wolfensberger
1636–1691
Ulrich Wolfensberger
1637–1678
Hans Wolfensberger
1640–1690
Hans Erhart Wolfensberger
1645–1680
Katharina Wolfensberger
1647–
Jacob Wolfensberger
1649–1651
Adeli Wolfensberger
1651–1670

Sources (8)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Margretha Banwart - birth-name: Margaret Banwart
  • Margret Baurer in entry for Hans Erhart Wolfensperger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Margret Banwart in entry for Hanss Wolfenspg, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (1)

1648

All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.

Name Meaning

German: occupational name for a field or forest ranger, Middle High German banwart, from ban ‘restricted area’ (see Bann ) + wart ‘warden’.

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

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