When Christen Hostettler was christened on 24 January 1751, in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Ulrich Hostettler, was 22 and his mother, Anna Wyss, was 25. He married Elisabeth Lehmann on 6 June 1773, in Rüeggisberg, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Menallen MM, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States in 1800. He was buried in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Phares, Bernhard, Hans, Kurt, Niklaus, Otto.
Swiss German: topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from Middle High German hōh ‘high’ + stat, stete ‘place’ + the diminutive suffix -l + the agent suffix -er. This surname is most common in the canton of Bern. Compare Hochstetler and Hostetler .
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originating from the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Among the Mennonites and Amish in the US it is most commonly found in the forms Hostetler and Hochstetler , and also as Hostetter , Hochstedler , and Hochstettler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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