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.
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 ).
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