Brief Life History of Christina
When Christina Mayer was born on 19 September 1833, in Bessarabia, Russian Empire, her father, Andreas Mayer, was 28 and her mother, Anna Maria Gerber, was 27. She married Lorenz Friedrich Schaefer on 21 February 1852, in Klöstitz, Bessarabia, Russian Empire. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters.
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Sources (5)
- Christina Mayer, "World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, 1534-1983"
- Christina Mayer, "Россия, дубликаты Лютеранских метрических книг, 1833-1885"
- Christine Meyer Schäfer or Schaefer, "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
Spouse and Children
1832–1909 Male
1833– Female
Children (13)
1852–1883 Female
1852–1936 Male
1856– Female
1858–1858 Female
1859–1936 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1804–1860 Male
1806–1841 Female
Siblings (9)
1825–1828 Female
1826– Female
1828–1856 Male
1830– Male
1831– Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1837
Age 4
1865
Age 32
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Franz, Helmut, Wilhelm, Erwin, Gerhard, Heinz, Ilse, Lorenz, Wolfgang.
English (Staffordshire): post-medieval form of Mear, which is either a topographic name, from Middle English mere ‘pond, pool’ (Old English mere) or Middle English mere ‘boundary’ (Old English (ge)mǣre), or a habitational name from one or more of the many places with names derived from these terms, such as Mere (Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire), Meir in Caverswall (Staffordshire), and Meare (Somerset).
English: occupational name for a physician, from Old French mire, Middle English mire, meir, meyre, originally synonymous with Myer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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