Anna Barbara Wacker

Brief Life History of Anna Barbara

When Anna Barbara Wacker was born on 22 July 1737, in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany, her father, Johann Georg Wacker, was 31 and her mother, Barbara Binder, was 36. She married Georg Jacob Schweitzer on 10 June 1760, in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 18 November 1810, at the age of 73, and was buried in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Georg Jacob Schweitzer
1737–1771
Anna Barbara Wacker
1737–1810
Marriage: 10 June 1760
Georg Jacob Schweizer
1761–1865
Georg Jacob Schweitzer
1764–1827
Margaretha Barbara Schweitzer
1766–1767
Conrad Schweitzer
1770–1771

Sources (21)

  • Anna Barbara Wacker, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
  • Anna Barbara Wackher, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Anna Barbare in entry for Georg Jakob Schweizer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Alois, Erwin, Frankl, Frieda, Hans, Heinz, Hermann, Reinhold, Rudi, Wolfgang.

German and Swiss German: nickname for a bold or energetic person, from Middle High German wacker ‘fresh, lively, brave, valiant’.

German: from a medieval personal name based on Old High German wachen ‘to be vigilant, energetic’. See Wach 2.

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

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