Barbara Schneider

14 February 1640–26 September 1703 (Age 63)
Elm, Glarus, Switzerland

The Life Summary of Barbara

When Barbara Schneider was born on 14 February 1640, in Elm, Glarus, Switzerland, her father, Hans Schneider, was 45 and her mother, Anna Hauser, was 41. She married Salomon Zwicki on 30 April 1675. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 26 September 1703, in her hometown, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Salomon Zwicki
1646–1715
Barbara Schneider
1640–1703
Marriage: 30 April 1675
Rudolf Zwicki
1677–1760
Hans Zwicki
1679–1707
Anna Maria Zwicki
1682–1754
Elisabeth Zwicki
1685–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 April 1675
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (15)

    +10 More Children

    World Events (1)

    1648
    Age 8
    All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Franz, Erwin, Fritz, Dieter, Manfred, Heinz, Alois, Ewald, Helmut.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, literally ‘cutter’, from Middle High German snīder, German Schneider, Yiddish shnayder. The same term was sometimes used to denote a woodcutter. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, and Czechia. In Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia it is also established in Slavicized forms (see 2 below). In part, Schneider is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ). Compare Sneider 1, Snider 1, and Snyder 1.Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Šnajdr or Šnajder, and Czech Šneidr, Šneider, Šnejdr, and Šnejder, surnames of German origin (see above).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Kocevar
    Schneiders
    Schnier
    Snider
    Znidarsic
    Taylor
    Schnieder
    Schnyder
    Sneider
    Schnettler
    Schneiderhan
    Shnayder
    Schneiderman
    Sartorius
    Snyder
    Schnider

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