Han Ulrich Witzig

Brief Life History of Han Ulrich

When Han Ulrich Witzig was born on 26 January 1708, in Zur Eich, Jaun, Fribourg, Switzerland, his father, Konrad Witzig, was 41 and his mother, Verena Lth, was 37. He married Dorothea Spahn on 7 June 1736. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 19 January 1783, in Laufen-Uhwiesen, Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 74, and was buried in Laufen-Uhwiesen, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Han Ulrich Witzig
1708–1783
Dorothea Spahn
1709–1785
Marriage: 7 June 1736
Caspar Witzig
1736–
Dorothea Witzig
1738–1798
Hans Conrad Witzig
1740–
Johann Melchior Witzig
1742–1742
Hans Jacob Witzig
1744–1797
Conrad Witzig
1745–1752
Barbara Witzig
1747–1800
Hans Ulrich Witzig
1749–1833

Sources (7)

  • Hs Ulrich Wizig, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Hs Ulrich Witzig in entry for Hs Ulrich Witzig, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Hs Ulrich in entry for Joh Melchior Witzig, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

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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