Brief Life History of Anna
Anna Meyer was born about 1617, in Glattfelden, Zürich, Switzerland as the daughter of Heinrich Meyer and Anna Wirt. She married Hans Heinrich Graf on 24 February 1722, in Glattfelden, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters.
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Sources (6)
- Anna Meyer, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Meier in entry for Simeon, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Meier in entry for Tobias, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1614–1668 Male
1617–1670 Female
Children (8)
1640–1686 Male
1642– Male
1643–1717 Female
1644–1691 Male
1645– Male
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (1)
1648
Age 31
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: from Middle High German meier, a status name for a steward, bailiff, or overseer, which later came to be used also to denote a tenant farmer, which is normally the sense in the many compound surnames formed with this term as a second element. Originally it denoted a village headman (ultimately from Latin maior ‘greater, superior’). This form of the surname is also established in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine); see also 3 below. Compare Maier , Mayer , Meier , and Myer .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Meyer, from Hebrew Meir ‘enlightener’, a derivative of or ‘light’ with the prefix m-. Compare Maier , Majer , Major , Mayer , Mayor , Meier , and Meir .
Dutch: variant, also Flemish and Americanized, of Meijer , a cognate of 1 above. This surname is also established in South Africa, where it was also brought from France (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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