Elisabeth Meier

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Meier was born on 23 November 1859, in Ebnat, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, her father, Johann Melchior Meier, was 21 and her mother, Verena Schaellibaum, was 35. She married Ulrich Kuenzle in 1885.

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Family Time Line

Ulrich Kuenzle
1855–
Elisabeth Meier
1859–
Marriage: 1885

Sources (1)

  • Elsbeth Meier, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

World Events (6)

1863

Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

1914

Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.

1919

Treaty of Versailles reaffirms Swiss neutrality.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Manfred, Heinz, Armin, Bernhard, Lorenz, Franz, Gerhard, Helmut.

German and Dutch: variant of Meyer . The German surname in this form is also found in some other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a variant of the personal name Meyer (see Meyer 2).

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

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