Brief Life History of Amelia Jane
When Amelia Jane Ziegler was born on 12 August 1840, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Zeigler, was 34 and her mother, Lucy Ann Yost, was 28. She died on 12 September 1855, in Dover, York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 15, and was buried in York, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Amelia Zeigler in household of Samuel Zeigler, "United States Census, 1850"
- Amelia Jane Zeigler, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
Parents and Siblings
1805–1851 Male
1811–1892 Female
Siblings (3)
1840–1855 Female
1842–1863 Male
1848–1851 Female
World Events (1)
1846
Age 6
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tiler, from an agent derivative of Middle High German ziegel ‘roof tile’ (Old High German ziagal, from Latin tegula), German Ziegel. In the Middle Ages the term came to denote bricks as well as tiles, and so the name Ziegler may have also denoted a brickmaker or bricklayer (compare 2 below). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Denmark, Poland, Czechia, and Hungary. Compare Zeagler , Zeigler , and Zigler .
In some cases also a Germanized form of Slovenian Cigler or of its variant Ciglar ‘brickmaker’, cognates of 1 above.
History: The surname Ziegler was probably first brought to North America in the early 18th century by Michael Ziegler from Germany, who settled in what is now Montgomery County, PA. The town of Zieglerville, PA, is named after him. Michael Ziegler was Lutheran, but converted to the Mennonite faith. Today the name Ziegler is also found among the Brethrens.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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