Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Kunz was christened on 2 March 1823, in Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Andreae Kunz, was 27 and his mother, Catharinae Elisabethae Eiscrle, was 23. He married Barbara Biffar on 8 February 1853, in Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.
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Sources (11)
- Petrus Kunz, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Petrus Kunz, "Germany Marriages, 1558-1929"
- Petri Kunz in entry for Barbara Kunz, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
Spouse and Children
1823– Male
1825–1914 Female
Children (9)
1852– Male
1852– Male
1853–1854 Male
1854– Female
1856– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1795–1863 Male
1800–1851 Female
Siblings (10)
1817– Female
1818–1874 Male
1821–1822 Male
1823– Male
1828–1828 Male
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World Events (5)
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
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1890
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Alois, Erwin, Kurt, Wolfgang, Fritz, Gerhard, Heinz, Rainer, Arno, Dieter.
German (also Künz): from a pet form of the personal name Konrad . The expression Hinz und Kunz is a German equivalent of ‘every Tom, Dick, and Harry’. This form of the surname is also found in Czechia, Poland, and France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Coonce , Coons , Coontz , Counts , Koons , Koonts , Koontz , Koonz , Kountz , Kuhns , Kunce , Kuns , and Kuntz .
Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian, Czech, Polish, Slovak, or Croatian Kunc . Compare Kuntz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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