Rebecca Weber

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Weber was born on 29 April 1735, in Schlaitdorf, Tübingen, Württemberg, Germany, her father, Hanß or Johann Martin Weber, was 31 and her mother, Anna Maria Gajer, was 25. She married Frederick RAMSEY about 1758, in Schenectady, Albany, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died after 1811.

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Family Time Line

Frederick RAMSEY
1735–1800
Rebecca Weber
1735–1811
Marriage: about 1758
Maria Ramsey
1742–1802
Elizabeth Ramsey
1764–
Barbara Ramsey
1767–
Frederick Ramsay
1768–
Rebecca Ramsey
1760–1804
Frederick Jr Ramsey
1760–
Maria "Polly" Ramsey
1760–1847
John Ramsay
1763–1845
Henry Ramsay
1763–1795
Maria Ramsey
1768–1838
Rebecka Ramsey
1768–
Philip Ramsey
1774–1844
Jacob Ramsey
1781–

Sources (4)

  • Rebecca Weber, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
  • Rebecca Lanber, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Rebecca in entry for Jacob Remsie, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"

World Events (2)

1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig

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

1814

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

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a weaver, Middle High German wëber, German Weber, an agent derivative of weben ‘to weave’. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, and the Netherlands. In Hungary it is mostly spelled Wéber and Véber. In Russia, Slovenia, Czechia, Slovakia, and Croatia it is (also) established in the Slavicized form Veber , which is in Czechia also spelled Vebr. Compare Waber , Weaber , Weaver , Webber , and Webre .

History: As a name of ultimately Swiss German origin the surname Weber is also established among the American Mennonites. However, descendants of the early Mennonite settlers, who came to PA in the early 18th century, mostly bear the Americanized form of the name (see Weaver ).

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

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