Brief Life History of Verena
When Verena Keller was born on 16 August 1830, in Hemberg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, her father, Josua Keller, was 41 and her mother, Verena Lieberherr, was 34. She married Johann Jacob Mettler on 16 November 1852, in St. Peterzell, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. She died on 27 December 1908, in Turbenthal, Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 78.
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Sources (25)
- Legacy NFS Source: Verena Keller - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Verna Keller
- Verena Keller in entry for Abraham Fischbacher, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Verena Keller in entry for Jakob Mettler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1830–1899 Male
1830–1908 Female
Children (12)
1856–1926 Male
1857–1858 Male
1858–1858 Male
1860–1922 Female
1861–1863 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1789–1858 Male
1795–1868 Female
Siblings (10)
1819–1894 Male
1820–1821 Female
1821–1862 Male
1823–1905 Male
1824–1866 Female
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World Events (2)
1848
Age 18
1863
Age 33
Name Meaning
German and Danish: from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman, cellar master’ (from Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber, pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Russia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Czechia, and Croatia.
English: occupational name from Middle English keller ‘maker of cauls or kells (women's close-fitting caps or headdresses)’, a derivative of Middle English calle, kelle.
Irish: variant of Kelleher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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