Johannes Grob

Male26 June 1829–23 February 1904

Brief Life History of Johannes

When Johannes Grob was born on 26 June 1829, in Ebnat, Ebnat-Kappel, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Thomas Grob, was 40 and his mother, Regula Bommeli, was 42. He married Anna Katharina Riemensberger on 19 October 1858, in Ebnat, Ebnat-Kappel, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 23 February 1904, in Ebnat, Ebnat-Kappel, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Grob
1829–1904
Anna Katharina Riemensberger
1826–1886
Marriage: 19 October 1858
Nina Grob
1859–1884
Jakob Grob
1860–1860
Jakob Grob
1864–
Elise Grob
1866–1873

Sources (17)

  • Joh Georg Grob im Eintrag für Jakob Grob, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Johann Grob, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Johann Georg Grob in entry for Jakob Grob, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 October 1858Ebnat, Ebnat-Kappel, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (2)

    1848

    Age 19

    New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.

    1863

    Age 34

    Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Elfriede, Erwin, Franz, Hans, Heinz, Markus.

    German (Switzerland): nickname for a strong, heavy man, or for a lout, from Middle High German g(e)rop ‘coarse’.

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish grob, cognate with 1 above, which also means ‘fat’ and may have been applied in this sense.

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

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