Jacob Frey

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Frey was born about 1666, in Hermatswil, Pfäffikon, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Johann Rudolf Frey, was 40 and his mother, Barbara Bamberger, was 29. He married Elsbeth Gubler on 28 June 1698, in Hermatswil, Pfäffikon, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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Jacob Frey
1666–
Elsbeth Gubler
1677–1745
Marriage: 28 June 1698
Anna Frey
1699–
Hans Jacob Frey
1702–
Jacob Frey
1707–

Sources (7)

  • Hs Jac Freÿ in entry for Elsbeth Gubler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Jacob Freÿ in entry for Jacob Freÿ, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Jacob Freÿ in entry for Jacob Freÿ, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

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Name Meaning

Swiss German and German: status name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German vrī ‘free, independent’. This surname is also found in Hungary, Poland, and especially in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Free and Frei .

English: variant of Fray .

History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

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