Maria Elisabeth Schlecht

Female2 September 1803–21 August 1868

Brief Life History of Maria Elisabeth

When Maria Elisabeth Schlecht was born on 2 September 1803, in Linsenhofen, Nürtingen, Württemberg, Germany, her father, Christoph Schlecht, was 31 and her mother, Elisabeth Barbara Rothweiler, was 28. She married Johann Adam Gneiting on 24 November 1831. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 21 August 1868, in her hometown, at the age of 64, and was buried in Linsenhofen, Nürtingen, Württemberg, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Johann Adam Gneiting
1808–
Maria Elisabeth Schlecht
1803–1868
Marriage: 24 November 1831
Anna Barbara Gneiting
1831–1832
Johannes Gneiting
1833–1833

Sources (9)

  • Maria Elisabeta Schlecht, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Maria Elisabeth in entry for Johannes Friesinger, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Marie Elisabeth Schacht, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 November 1831
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (4)

    1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig

    Age 10

    On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.

    1814

    Age 11

    The Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39 independent German states.

    1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German

    Age 49

    On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Frieda, Gerhard, Kurt, Otto, Reinhold, Wolfgang.

    German: nickname for a straightforward person, from Middle High German, Old High German sleht ‘simple, straight, even, smooth’ (though it later came to mean ‘defective, bad’).

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

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