Brief Life History of Johann Jost
When Johann Jost Schmid was born about 1674, in Birkefehl, Kreis Wittgenstein, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, his father, Adam Schmitz, was 55 and his mother, Gertrud Mueller, was 53. He married Anna Catharina Grebe on 11 May 1699, in Birkelbach, Kreis Wittgenstein, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 5 March 1737, in his hometown, at the age of 64.
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- Johan Jost Schmidt in entry for Unknown, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Johann Jost Schmid, "Deutschland, Heiraten 1558-1929"
- Johann Jost Schmid, "Deutschland, Heiraten 1558-1929"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Heinz, Merwin, Alois, Franz, Fritz, Guenter, Hermann, Johann.
South German: variant of Schmidt ‘blacksmith’. This form of the surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Czechia, Hungary, and some other European countries.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Adam Schmidt family in Birkelbach, kr. Wittgenstein
Johann Jost Schmid(t) is included in the family of Adam Schmidt and Gertrud in Family Tree. But this family is in Kelberg kr. Adenau and is Katholische. The Adam Schmidt family in Birkelbach, kr. Witt …
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