Brief Life History of Kunigund
Kunigund Decker was born in 1525, in Bönnigheim, Besigheim, Württemberg, Germany as the daughter of Baurenz Decker. She married Hans Toecker in 1557. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 4 November 1572, in her hometown, at the age of 47.
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- Kunigund Tecker, "Germany Marriages, 1558-1929"
- Kunigunda in entry for Margaretha Dreker, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Künigund in entry for Anna Docker, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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German: occupational name for a roofer (thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler) or a carpenter or builder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German decke ‘covering’, a word which was normally used to refer to roofs, but sometimes also to other sorts of covering; modern German Decke still has the twin senses ‘ceiling’ and ‘blanket’.
Dutch: variant of Dekker , cognate with 1 above. Compare De Decker .
English (London): variant of Dicker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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