Brief Life History of Magdalena
Magdalena Eschler was born in July 1681, in Oberwil im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland as the daughter of Johannes Eschler I and Benedikta Abbuehl. She married Jakob Aescher I on 10 December 1705, in Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 31 July 1762, in Weissenburg, Oberwil im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 81, and was buried in Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Magdalena Eschler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Madlen Eschler in entry for Jacob Escher, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Madlena Eschler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1668–1735 Male
1681–1762 Female
Children (3)
1707– Male
1710–1795 Female
1713–1766 Male
Parents and Siblings
1643–1700 Male
– Female
Siblings (7)
1669–1741 Male
1671– Female
1676–1744 Female
1679–1680 Male
1681–1762 Female
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt.
German: topographic name for someone who lived by an area where grain was grown or perhaps a status name for someone who owned such land (see Esch 2).
German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with esch ‘ash tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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