Brief Life History of Jost Wilhelm
When Jost Wilhelm Hoff was born about 1670, in Weidelbach, Spangenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany, his father, Johannes Hoff, was 30 and his mother, Anna Magdalena Rubsamen, was 30. He married Anna Maria Haas on 13 July 1704, in Ewersbach, Dietzhölztal, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 30 December 1732, in his hometown, at the age of 63.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Jois Hoff in entry for Joes Hoff, "Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957"
Spouse and Children
1670–1732 Male
1674–1733 Female
Children (6)
1705–1711 Female
1707–1755 Male
1708–1771 Male
1711– Male
1712–1769 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1641–1704 Male
1641–1713 Female
Siblings (7)
1666– Male
1669– Male
1670–1732 Male
1672– Female
1679– Female
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
North German, Dutch, and Danish: topographic name or status name for the owner of a farm, or an occupational name for someone who worked on the main farm in a community, from Middle High and Low German hof ‘farmstead, manor farm’, or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word. Compare Hof , Hofer , and Hoffmann , and also Huff .
Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Hov, from Old Norse hof ‘sacrificial temple’. Compare Huff .
English: variant of Hough .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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