Gottfried Nyffenegger

Brief Life History of Gottfried

When Gottfried Nyffenegger was born on 24 April 1860, in Dürrenroth, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Gottlieb Nyffenegger, was 27 and his mother, Anna Elisabetha Loosli, was 23. He died in September 1864, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 4, and was buried in Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gottlieb Nyffenegger
1832–1913
Anna Elisabetha Loosli
1836–1864
Gottlieb Nyffenegger
1858–
Jakob Nyffenegger
1859–1860
Gottfried Nyffenegger
1860–1864
Lisette Nyffenegger
1861–1864
Elisabeth Nyffenegger
1862–1888
Johannes Nyffenegger
1863–1864

Sources (3)

  • Gottfried Nÿffenegger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Gottlieb Nyffenegger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Gottfried Niffengger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (2)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863

Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

Name Meaning

Swiss German: probably a habitational name for someone from Nufringen in Swabia, Germany, formerly called Nüfferen, Niffern, + egger, from Middle High German ecke ‘corner (of a mountain)’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

Notes on the Nyffeneggers moving from Switzerland to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Gottlieb Nyffenegger, wife Elisabetha Loosli and 3 children left Switzerland in the spring of 1864. They sailed on the Ship HUDSON from the London, England area and landed in New York City on 20 July …

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