Margaretha Kehrli

Brief Life History of Margaretha

When Margaretha Kehrli was born in May 1703, in Schwanden bei Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Melchior Kehrli, was 33 and her mother, Barbara Fuchs, was 36. She married Johannes Staehli on 16 November 1725, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 12 December 1758, in her hometown, at the age of 55, and was buried in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Staehli
1696–1764
Margaretha Kehrli
1703–1758
Marriage: 16 November 1725
Johannes Staehli II
1726–1726
Melcher Staehli
1726–1757
Johannes Stähli
1730–1807
Peter Stähli
1733–1796
Margreth Stähli
1736–1806
Margreth Stähli
1738–1811
Christen Staehli
1739–1807
Heinrich Stähli
1742–1821
Jakob Stähli
1745–1818
Ulrich Stähli
1748–1811

Sources (10)

  • Margreth Kehrli in entry for Hans Stähli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Margreth Kehrli in entry for Ullrich, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Margreth Kehrlin in entry for Christen, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Name Meaning

Swiss German: diminutive of Kerl .

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

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