Elisabetha Dorothea Schaeufele

Brief Life History of Elisabetha Dorothea

When Elisabetha Dorothea Schaeufele was born on 15 March 1792, in Bissingen, Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany, her father, Johann Sebastian Schaeufele, was 24 and her mother, Dorothea Barbara Bauer, was 23. She married Johannes Nies before 1833. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 15 March 1840, in Glueckstal, Moldova, Soviet Union, at the age of 48, and was buried in Hlinaia, Transnistria, Moldova.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Nies
1800–1859
Elisabetha Dorothea Schaeufele
1792–1840
Marriage: before 1833
Sebastian NIESS
1826–
Christina Niess
1833–1834
Anna Maria Rosina Niess
1838–1838

Sources (7)

  • Elisabeta Dorothea Schaustels, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Elisabetha Dorothea Schaufele Nies, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Dorothea Schäufele in entry for Anna Maria Rosina Niess, "Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885"

World Events (2)

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Johannes, Markus, Otto.

German (Schäufele): metonymic occupational name for someone who made shovels or used one in his work, from Middle High German schūfel ‘shovel’. Compare Saufley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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