Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Berthold was born on 4 May 1742, in Oberkalbach, Schlüchtern, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany, his father, Johann Henrich Berthold, was 50 and his mother, Anna Schaeffer, was 31. He married Anna Kohlhepp on 25 April 1765, in Oberkalbach, Schlüchtern, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 December 1803, in his hometown, at the age of 61.
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Spouse and Children
1742–1803 Male
1744–1823 Female
Children (9)
1766–1769 Female
1767– Female
1770–1773 Female
1772– Male
1774–1798 Male
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1692–1748 Male
1711–1748 Female
Siblings (5)
1736– Male
1739–1747 Male
1742–1803 Male
1746–1746 Female
1747–1822 Male
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Hans, Juergen, Claus, Fritz, Gerhard, Goetz, Guenter, Helmut, Merwin, Otto, Siegried.
German and French (mainly Alsace, Doubs, and Lorraine): from the ancient Germanic personal name Bertwald, composed of the elements berht ‘bright, famous’ + wald ‘rule’. The second element has been altered by association with German hold ‘lovely, splendid’. This surname is also found in Haiti, where it is very rare.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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