Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Nonnenmaker was born about 1787, in Großelfingen, Nördlingen, Donau-Ries, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Jacob Nonnenmacher, was 36 and his mother, Anna Maria Bertsch, was 36. He married Rosina Nonnenmacher in 1812, in Großelfingen, Nördlingen, Donau-Ries, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 15 December 1871, in Mötzingen, Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany, at the age of 85.
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- Jakob Nonnemacher, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Jacobus Nonnenmacher in entry for Joannes Nonnenmacher, "Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930"
- Jakob Nonnenmacher, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
1814
The Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39 independent German states.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
Name Meaning
Biblical name, from Hebrew Yaakov. This was borne by perhaps the most important of all the patriarchs in the Book of Genesis. Jacob was the father of twelve sons, who gave their names to the twelve tribes of Israel. He was the son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Esau. According to the story in Genesis, he was the cunning younger twin, who persuaded his brother Esau to part with his right to his inheritance in exchange for a bowl of soup (‘a mess of pottage’). Later, he tricked his blind and dying father into blessing him in place of Esau. The derivation of the name has been much discussed. It is traditionally explained as being derived from Hebrew akev ‘heel’ and to have meant ‘heel grabber’, because when Jacob was born ‘his hand took hold of Esau's heel’ (Genesis 25:26). This is interpreted later in the Bible as ‘supplanter’ Esau himself remarks, ‘Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times’ (Genesis 27:36). Jacob is especially common as a Jewish given name, although it also became very popular among the Puritans from the 16th century onwards, and has again been widely used since the 1990s. Compare James .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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