When Elisabeth Saurenmann was born on 30 December 1714, in Kirchuster, Uster, Zürich, Switzerland, her father, Hans J Saurenmann, was 43 and her mother, Maria Schmeebeli, was 40. She married Heinrich Beruter on 21 June 1740, in Illnau-Effretikon, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 25 October 1771, at the age of 56.
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The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament, and in most modern European languages. This was the name of the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:60). Etymologically, the name means ‘God is my oath’, and is therefore identical with Elisheba, the name of the wife of Aaron according to the genealogy at Exodus 6:23. The final element seems to have been altered by association with Hebrew shabbāth ‘Sabbath’.
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