Amsler lineage from 1st to 8th generation:
| I. Ulrich | married | Katharina rimiker (1) |
1. Orginally Riniker, meaning one from Riniken.
This family had civic rights (1666) in Schinznach and Hapsburg.
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| II. Ulrich | married | Anna Deubelbeiss (2) |
2. Deubelbeiss is the Germanized form of the Swiss name Dubelbyss, meaning one bitten by the devil, a family (extinct since 1715) from the city of Bern. |
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| III. Ulrich | married | Barbara Zulauf (3) |
3. Zulauf means the runaway slave who seeks refuge |
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| IV. Hans Ulrich | married | Barbara Kloeiti (4) |
4. Kloti is a very old family that is documented in the city of Zurich since the 14th century. The name litertally means a clumsy, awkward, plump person. |
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| V Hans Georg | married | Susanna Steiner (5) |
5. Steiner could be (1) one who lives on or near a rock; (2) one who sets stonemarkers in the fields; (3) possibly from the form Steimer = given name "Stainmer." |
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| VI Hans | married | Verena Amsler (6) |
6. An Amsler was one who trapped and sold Amels (blackbirds.) |
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| VI Johannes | married | Elisabeth Hildbold (7) |
7. One many spellings derived from the given name Hilboldt = "Hildbald." |
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| VII Hans Ulrich | married | Barbara Schaffneer (8) |
8. From schaffenaere, schaffer = a supervisor, organizer, administrator in a position of trust; one who may order people around. |
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The informaiton on the derivation of these name comes form Walter Angst, our Swiss-born consultant on matters pertaining to Switzerland. Amslers of Austin's Colony." |
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