Johannes Herr

Brief Life History of Johannes

When Johannes Herr was born on 3 February 1552, in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, his father, Niclaus Herr, was 22 and his mother, Maria Uelin, was 22. He married Barbara Rüehti in 1579, in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 June 1628, in Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Herr
1552–1628
Barbara Rüehti
1550–1612
Marriage: 1579
Hans Ludwig Herr
1580–1634
Magdalena Herr
1581–1635
Niclaus Herr
1589–1602
Agnes Herr
1593–1641

Sources (9)

  • Johannes Herr, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Joannes Herr in entry for Nicolaus, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Joannes Herr in entry for Nicolaus, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

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Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German herre, German Herr ‘master, lord’, applied as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and behaved in a lordly manner, or as an occupational name for someone in the service of the lord of the manor. As a Jewish surname it is often artificial. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Hungary.

Southeast Asian (Hmong): variant of Her 1.

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

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