Hans Jacob Wyss

Brief Life History of Hans Jacob

When Hans Jacob Wyss was born in April 1658, in Waengi, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Weyss, was 48 and his mother, Verena Spinner Or Murer, was 37. He married Elsbeth Luethart on 9 December 1686, in Aeugst am Albis, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Hans Jacob Wyss
1658–
Elsbeth Luethart
1659–1732
Marriage: 9 December 1686
Jageli Wyss
1687–1722
Elsbetha Wyss
1689–
Hans Heinrich Wyss
1692–
Anna Wyss
1694–1755
Elsbeth Wyss
1697–1760

Sources (8)

  • Hs Jacob Weiss, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Joggeli Wess, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Hans Jacob Wyss in entry for Elsbeth Wyss, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Willi, Bernd, Frieda, Fritz, Gerhard, Gottlieb, Kurt, Urs.

Swiss German: Alemannic form of Weiss .

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

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