Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Grob was born on 13 February 1622, in Hemberg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Heinrich Grob, was 37 and his mother, Elsbeth Nef, was 35. He married Cathrina Brunner on 5 May 1658, in Ebnat, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died in February 1693, in Ebnat, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, at the age of 71.
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- Josube Grob, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Josube Grob, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Josenbe Gröb im Eintrag für Regel Gröb, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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1648
All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Elfriede, Erwin, Franz, Hans, Heinz, Markus.
German (Switzerland): nickname for a strong, heavy man, or for a lout, from Middle High German g(e)rop ‘coarse’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish grob, cognate with 1 above, which also means ‘fat’ and may have been applied in this sense.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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