Brief Life History of Barbara
Barbara KNOEPFEL was born about 1673, in Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland as the daughter of Ulrich Knoepfel. She married David Naef on 14 October 1705. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died before 1715, in Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Barbara Knoepfel - birth: about 1673; Hundwil, Appenzell, Switzerland
- Legacy NFS Source: Barbara Knoepfel -
Spouse and Children
1671–1737 Male
1673–1715 Female
Children (1)
1711–1711 Female
Parents and Siblings
Name Meaning
From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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