Elisabeth Stähli

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Stähli was born in 1712, her father, Johann Jakob Stähli, was 40 and her mother, Magdalena Huggler, was 34. She married Melchior Schilt on 20 November 1733, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 7 December 1762, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 50, and was buried in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Melchior Schilt
1695–1768
Elisabeth Stähli
1712–1762
Marriage: 20 November 1733
Madlena Schilt
1734–1774
Peter Schilt
1742–
Melchior Schild
1750–1837
Johannes Schild
1738–1798
Peter Schilt
1738–
Elsbeth Schilt
1740–
Elsbeth Schilt
1744–
Barbara Schilt
1747–
Anna Schild
1753–
Caspar Schild
1757–

Sources (13)

  • Elsbeth Stählin, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Elsbeth Stähli in entry for Caspar, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Elssbeth Stähli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Name Meaning

Swiss German and South German (Stähli): occupational name for a smith or an armorer, from a diminutive of Stahl ‘steel, armor’.

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

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