Brief Life History of Margarethe Christina
When Margarethe Christina Pfeiffer was born on 16 November 1838, in Hattenhofen, Göppingen, Württemberg, Germany, her father, Jacob Pfeiffer, was 27 and her mother, Margarethe Hofherr, was 30. She married Johann Jakob Jauss on 24 November 1863, in Hattenhofen, Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 29 October 1917, in Jackson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (39)
- Margaretha Pfeiffer, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Margaretha Pfeiffer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Margarete Pfeiffer Yauss, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1835–1890 Male
1838–1917 Female
Children (11)
1865–1949 Female
1867–1869 Male
1868–1868 Male
1869– Male
1870–1899 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1811–1878 Male
1807–1884 Female
Siblings (8)
1830–1830 Female
1831–1906 Male
1833–1835 Male
1835–1909 Male
1838–1917 Female
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World Events (8)
1847 · Moving the State Capital
Age 9
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
Age 14
1863
Age 25
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an agent derivative of Middle High German pfīf(e), German Pfeife ‘pipe’, hence an occupational name for a piper, whistler. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Denmark, and some other European countries; see also 2 below. Compare Fifer , Peifer , Pfeifer , and Pfieffer .
Germanized form of various Slavic adaptations of the German surname (see 1 above), such as Slovenian Fajfar and Pfajfar, Czech Fajfr and Faifr. Compare Fifer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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