Jacob Krieger

Male3 November 1740–5 February 1742

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Krieger was born on 3 November 1740, in Singen (Hohentwiel), Seekreis, Baden, his father, Johann Christophorus Krieger, was 23 and his mother, Margaretha Roser, was 27. He lived in Wilferdingen, Bezirksamt Durlach, Baden, Germany in 1740. He died on 5 February 1742, in Singen (Hohentwiel), Seekreis, Baden, at the age of 1, and was buried in Sprantal, Amt Bretten, Baden.

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Family Time Line

Johann Christophorus Krieger
1717–1753
Margaretha Roser
1713–1766
Jacob Krieger
1740–1742
Johann Christoph Krieger
1743–1744
Anna Magdalena Krieger
1745–1746
Anna Eva Krieger
1748–1749
Johann Mathaeus Krieger
1750–1751
Anna Margaretha Krieger
1752–

Sources (3)

  • Jacob Krieger, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Jacob Krieger, "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898"
  • Jacob Krieger, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Fritz, Hans, Bernhard, Erwin, Otto, Dietrich, Erdmann, Frieda, Gerhardt, Guenther, Heinz.

Swiss German and German; Dutch (of German origin; also De Krieger): occupational name for a mercenary soldier, Middle High German krieger. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and in some central European countries, e.g. in Czechia. Compare Cregar and Kreiger .

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a quarrelsome person (see Krieg ).

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

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