Brief Life History of Christina
When Christina Weiss was born on 16 August 1848, in Alt Postal, Tarutyne, Odesa, Ukraine, Soviet Union, her father, Gottlieb Weiss, was 22 and her mother, Louise Baelder, was 18. She married Gottfied Mössner on 28 November 1868, in Vesela Dolyna, Tarutyne, Izmail Oblast, Ukraine, Soviet Union. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters.
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Sources (4)
- Christina Weiss, "Ukraine, Births and Baptisms, 1784-1879"
- Christina Weiss, "World Miscellaneous Marriages, 1662-1945"
- Christina Weiß, "Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885"
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World Events (8)
1853
Russia fights Britain, France, Sardinia, and Ottoman Empire in Crimean War. Russia forced to accept peace settlement dictated by its opponents.
1878
Ottomans recognize independence of Romanian state including western Moldova.
1879
Revolutionary society Land and Liberty splits. People's Will and Black Repartition formed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Gerhard, Fritz, Manfred, Egon, Armin, Arno, Gunther, Heinz. Jewish Chaim, Moshe, Emanuel, Aron, Meyer, Mendel, Hyman, Isadore, Zvi, Shlomo.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with white hair or a remarkably pale complexion, from Middle High German wīz, German weiss ‘white’. This surname is also found in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, often as a German translation of a corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Slovenian Belec and Bele (see Belle ). It is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Denmark, and the Netherlands.
German: variant of Weis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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