Brief Life History of Dorothea
When Dorothea Mast was christened on 22 May 1709, in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland, her father, Hanß Ludwig Mast, was 41 and her mother, Sabina Rutischaüser, was 28. She died on 10 September 1709, in her hometown, at the age of 0.
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- Dorothea Mast, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Dorothea Mast, "Schweiz, Taufen, 1491-1940"
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Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: nickname from Middle High German mast ‘fat, stout’. Compare Maust .
Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, from Middle Dutch mast ‘mast, swine fodder’.
Dutch (Van der Mast and Van de Mast): topographic name for someone from a place rich in animal fodder, for example acorns (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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