Anna Zenger

Brief Life History of Anna

When Anna Zenger was born on 22 April 1787, in Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Heinrich Zenger, was 35 and her mother, Catharina Jaun, was 27. She died on 12 March 1792, at the age of 4, and was buried in Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Heinrich Zenger
1752–1837
Catharina Jaun
1759–1840
Katharina Zenger
1782–1854
Anna Zenger
1785–1786
Anna Zenger
1787–1792
Heinrich Zenger
1790–1874
Anna Zenger
1793–1867
Johannas Zenger
1797–1806
Melchior Zenger
1801–1873

Sources (2)

  • Anna Zenger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Anna Zenger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Wolfgang.

South German: nickname from Middle High German zenger, zanger ‘cheeky, bold, vivacious’.

History: John Peter Zenger (1697–1746), printer, came to North America from the Palatinate in Germany in 1710.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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