Brief Life History of Anna Barbara
When Anna Barbara Witzig was born on 27 November 1754, in Laufen-Uhwiesen, Zürich, Switzerland, her father, Hans Jacob Witzig, was 38 and her mother, Anna Margaretha Peter, was 37. She married Christof Spiess on 1 December 1774. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 3 October 1775, in her hometown, at the age of 20.
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Family Time Line
Christof Spiess
1751–1824
Anna Barbara Witzig
1754–1775
Marriage: 1 December 1774
Jakob Spiess
1775–1775
Sources (3)
- Anna Barb Wizig in entry for Jacob Spiess, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- A Barb Wizig in entry for Christoph Spiess, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Barbara Witzig, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.
German: nickname from Middle High German witzic ‘clever’, ‘prudent, knowing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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