Brief Life History of Gottfried
When Gottfried Bitter was born on 22 December 1708, in Diözese Kreuzburg, East Prussia, Prussia, his father, Christoph Bitter, was 33 and his mother, Regina Kosemund, was 32. He married Eva Walnora on 11 January 1730, in Diözese Kreuzburg, East Prussia, Prussia. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 22 October 1777, in Kreuzburg, Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 68, and was buried in Kreuzburg, Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany.
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- Gotfried Boedder, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Gotfr Bödder in entry for Ernst Bödder, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Gottfried Bidder, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhardt, Hans, Heinrich, Jutta, Volker.
Dutch and German: from Dutch or German bitter ‘harsh, bitter’, hence a nickname for a sour, embittered, or severe person.
German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German bitten ‘to bid’, hence a nickname or occupational name for a bidder, broker, the municipal alms collector, or a suitor. Compare Bitner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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