Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Friesenhagen was born in 1650, in Freudenberg, Siegen, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany, her father, Jacob Friesenhagen, was 27 and her mother, Anna Maria Dressler, was 21. She married Martinus Seelbach on 8 October 1683, in Siegen, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 13 September 1729, at the age of 79.
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- Elssbeth Friesenhaagen, "Germany Marriages, 1558-1929"
- Eliesabeth in entry for Anna Maria Seelbach, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Elisabeth in entry for Johann Frantz Seelbach, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
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Name Meaning
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament, and in most modern European languages. This was the name of the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:60). Etymologically, the name means ‘God is my oath’, and is therefore identical with Elisheba, the name of the wife of Aaron according to the genealogy at Exodus 6:23. The final element seems to have been altered by association with Hebrew shabbāth ‘Sabbath’.
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