Brief Life History of Junghans
Junghans Kunz was born in 1662, in Ellikon an der Thur, Zürich, Switzerland. He married Catharina Bachmann about 1703, in Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 April 1734, at the age of 72.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Junghaus Künzen in entry for Katharina Kunz, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1662–1734 Male
1661–1734 Female
Children (5)
1704– Male
1706–1707 Male
1708–1784 Female
1711–1800 Male
1715–1716 Male
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Alois, Erwin, Kurt, Wolfgang, Fritz, Gerhard, Heinz, Rainer, Arno, Dieter.
German (also Künz): from a pet form of the personal name Konrad . The expression Hinz und Kunz is a German equivalent of ‘every Tom, Dick, and Harry’. This form of the surname is also found in Czechia, Poland, and France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Coonce , Coons , Coontz , Counts , Koons , Koonts , Koontz , Koonz , Kountz , Kuhns , Kunce , Kuns , and Kuntz .
Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian, Czech, Polish, Slovak, or Croatian Kunc . Compare Kuntz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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