Brief Life History of Albert
When Albert Schneider was born about 1585, in Reinheim, Kreis Dieburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire, his father, Andreas Schneider, was 33 and his mother, Agnes KÜLTZ, was 29. He married Judith Leutzler in 1605, in Reinheim, Kreis Dieburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died about 1642, in his hometown, at the age of 59.
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Spouse and Children
1585–1642 Male
1580–1626 Female
Children (2)
1616–1695 Female
1626–1694 Female
Parents and Siblings
1554–1623 Male
1558–1590 Female
Siblings (3)
1585–1642 Male
1589–1610 Female
1590–1642 Male
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Franz, Erwin, Fritz, Dieter, Manfred, Heinz, Alois, Ewald, Helmut.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, literally ‘cutter’, from Middle High German snīder, German Schneider, Yiddish shnayder. The same term was sometimes used to denote a woodcutter. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, and Czechia. In Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia it is also established in Slavicized forms (see 2 below). In part, Schneider is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ). Compare Sneider 1, Snider 1, and Snyder 1.
Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Šnajdr or Šnajder, and Czech Šneidr, Šneider, Šnejdr, and Šnejder, surnames of German origin (see above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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