Elsi Fankhauser

Brief Life History of Elsi

When Elsi Fankhauser was born on 16 April 1626, in Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Michel Fankhauser, was 27 and her mother, Barbara Wuethrich, was 23. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Niclaus Habegger.

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Family Time Line

Niclaus Habegger
1625–
Elsi Fankhauser
1626–
Madlena Habegger
1657–
Abraham Habegger
1659–

Sources (2)

  • Elsy Fanckhuser in entry for Madlena Hebhegger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Schweiz, Kirchenbücher, 1277-1992; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19610-65731-18

World Events (1)

1648

All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Christoph, Erwin, Hanspeter, Kurt.

South German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone living by a Fanghaus, literally ‘capture house’, a building or enclosure in which live animals captured by hunting or trapping were kept.

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

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