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Petter Bruppacher MP (1595 - 1669)

According to records, Peter was a well known Anabaptist preacher and had been an Anabaptist since 1622. He married first Barbara Strehler who was buried 24 Dec 1622. His second wife was Anna Pfister wh...

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10/16/2007
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Petter Bruppacher MP (1595 - 1669)

According to records, Peter was a well known Anabaptist preacher and had been an Anabaptist since 1622. He married first Barbara Strehler who was buried 24 Dec 1622. His second wife was Anna Pfister wh...

2/1/2018

Klein Joerg Weber, WB MP (c.1578 - aft.1649)

"Little George"

Also in this year brother George Weber (an aged man from the earldom of Kiberg) was apprehended, taken to Othenbach, and kept alive on bread and water for 70 weeks. At length (through distress and long...

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6/26/2007
12/19/2017
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6/26/2007

Klein Joerg Weber, WB MP (c.1578 - aft.1649)

"Little George"

Also in this year brother George Weber (an aged man from the earldom of Kiberg) was apprehended, taken to Othenbach, and kept alive on bread and water for 70 weeks. At length (through distress and long...

12/19/2017

Anna Katharina Hess MP (1585 - 1639)

"Anna Egli", "Hess", "Reimann"

In 1637 when she was 53, was arrested & imprisoned for her faith along with her husband, Jakob. They died in prison "Martyr's Mirror" on page 1056 / 1115. Sources: 1. Title: Martyr's Mirror; Author: va...

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7/24/2008
8/19/2017
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Anna Katharina Hess MP (1585 - 1639)

"Anna Egli", "Hess", "Reimann"

In 1637 when she was 53, was arrested & imprisoned for her faith along with her husband, Jakob. They died in prison "Martyr's Mirror" on page 1056 / 1115. Sources: 1. Title: Martyr's Mirror; Author: va...

8/19/2017

Hans Jakob Hess MP (1584 - 1639)

"Hans Jacob Hess", "Jacob Hess", "Hesse"

JACOB HESS, WITH HIS WIFE, A. D. 1639Among those who suffered in the Swiss persecution, there was none of the least Hans Jacob Hess, a chosen and confirmed minister of the Christian church. He was appr...

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6/12/2008
8/19/2017
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6/12/2008

Hans Jakob Hess MP (1584 - 1639)

"Hans Jacob Hess", "Jacob Hess", "Hesse"

JACOB HESS, WITH HIS WIFE, A. D. 1639Among those who suffered in the Swiss persecution, there was none of the least Hans Jacob Hess, a chosen and confirmed minister of the Christian church. He was appr...

8/19/2017

Ottilia Tylli Meyer MP (1598 - aft.1640)

Jailed 1639 Imprisoned for being an Anabaptist in Zurich with Barbara Meylin and Elizabeth Meylin, sisters of the Anabaptist preacher Died after 1640.

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3/23/2007
4/26/2017
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3/23/2007

Ottilia Tylli Meyer MP (1598 - aft.1640)

Jailed 1639 Imprisoned for being an Anabaptist in Zurich with Barbara Meylin and Elizabeth Meylin, sisters of the Anabaptist preacher Died after 1640.

4/26/2017

Hans Heinrich Landis, the Martyr MP (1553 - 1614)

"Hans Landis the Martyr"

[ ]On Friday morning, September 30, 1614, his wife and adult children came to the prison, weep-ing. "Please go home," he said, "and remember me as I was." He feared that their presence would make him l...

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2/18/2008
12/23/2016
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2/18/2008

Hans Heinrich Landis, the Martyr MP (1553 - 1614)

"Hans Landis the Martyr"

[ ]On Friday morning, September 30, 1614, his wife and adult children came to the prison, weep-ing. "Please go home," he said, "and remember me as I was." He feared that their presence would make him l...

12/23/2016

Werner "Werni" Pfister MP (1571 - 1640)

Werner Phister, and his son's wife, as also Callus Schneider, Rudolph Bachman, and Ulrich Muller, put to death in the year 1640, at Zurich, in the prison Othenbach.OF A DECREE PUBLISHED BY THOSE OF GRO...

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3/17/2011
12/23/2016
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3/17/2011

Werner "Werni" Pfister MP (1571 - 1640)

Werner Phister, and his son's wife, as also Callus Schneider, Rudolph Bachman, and Ulrich Muller, put to death in the year 1640, at Zurich, in the prison Othenbach.OF A DECREE PUBLISHED BY THOSE OF GRO...

12/23/2016