When Elssbeth Lehmann was born in 1651, in Worb, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Marti Lehmann, was 40 and her mother, Madlen Joss, was 37. She married Niclauss Stettler in 1674, in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Heinz, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Fritz, Klaus, Gerhard, Arno, Gunter, Juergen, Almut.
German: status name for a feudal tenant or vassal, Middle High German lēheman, lēnman (from lēhen ‘to hold land as a feudal tenant’ + man ‘man’). The tenant held land on loan for the duration of his life in return for rent or service, but was not free to transfer or divide it. See also Lehman .
Jewish (western Ashkenazic): from the personal name Lehmann, perhaps related to Leo 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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