Barbara Blum

Brief Life History of Barbara

Barbara Blum was born about 1562, in Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland as the daughter of Hans Blum and Anna Farni. She married Ulrich Boss about 1583, in Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 17 October 1626, in her hometown, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Ulrich Boss
1559–1618
Barbara Blum
1562–1626
Marriage: about 1583
Johannes Boss
1585–
Ulrich Boss
1586–1638
Jakob Boss
1591–
Elisabeth Boss
1594–
Adelheid Boss
1599–
Katharina Boss
1601–
David Boss
1604–
Maria Boss
1608–

Sources (7)

  • Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
  • Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985
  • Barbara Blum, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“

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Name Meaning

German (rarely Blüm): from Middle High German bluom ‘flower’, hence an occupational name for a flower gardener or a florist. The surname Blum is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Bluem .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Blume, Yiddish blum ‘flower’.

Swedish: variant of Blom 1.

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

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