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| Strickler Families of the World |
| Hans Strickler 1605-1701 |
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Hans Strickler Son of Conrad and Anna Elizabeth (Landis) Strickler Born: 18 April 1605, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, ZH, CH (calculated date) Died: 9 October 1701, Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH on Sunday Buried: Tuesday 11 October 1701 Aged: 96 yrs 5 months 13 days (See below) Married: 25 March 1634, Hirzel, ZH, CH Margaretha Hitz Daughter of J�rg & Elsbeth (Oberholtzer) Hitz (unproved) Born: 26 June 1611, Spitzenmoos-W�denswil, ZH, CH Died: 11 February 1682, Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH Aged: 70 years 7 months 16 days Hans Strickler was probably born at the Bruderhaus in Hirzel, ZH, CH, where he still lived in 1633 with his father Conrad Strickler aged 28 years (b.1605). He was the oldest surviving son of Conrad Strickler, Oswald having died in 1629 of the plague. We know Hans was the oldest remaining son of Conrad because after the death of Conrad Strickler in mid-1648, Hans Strickler was called upon to pay tax by 1649 on the remaining property of his father Conrad Strickler to have rightful claim to it. The oldest surviving son always held claim rights. The tax to be paid was 500 florins. It is believed that payment was not made and the property unclaimed. Sometime between August 15, 1646 and 9 July 1648, Hans Strickler left the Bruderhaus and moved to Har�ti north of Hirzel. Hans' birthdate has been a point of some question. When he died his age was listed as 86 years (b.1614-15). Numerous other records indicates he was born between in 1605. Among them the earliest known census taken in 1633 when Hans' age is given as 28 (b.1605). Another record taken from Clerical Papers by Werner Strickler listed his age as 96 yrs 5 months and either 13 or 21 days. Other evidence supports his birth as being before 1615 including the birth of his brother Ulrich Strickler in 1615. Also we know that when Conrad Strickler died his oldest living son Hans claimed his property. Since Oswald died in 1629 this meant that Hans was the oldest living son and had to be older than Ulrich born in 1615. Keep in mind that all calculations could be as much as 40 days off. It is not known if the age stated takes into account leap years and over his 96 yrs up to 39 leap years could have occured. If not taken into account then Hans' actual birthdate would be up to 40 days later than what has been calculated. In 1649, Hans Strickler appears in the Mennonite Census with wife Margaretha and mother Annali-Strickler-Landis and six children. Viz: Hans Heinrich, Hans Jacob, Margaretha, Klianna, Hans and Barbara In the 1656 census he still lived at Har�ti with his wife, mother and 8 children. Viz: Hans Heinrich, Hans Jacob, Margaretha, Klianna, Hans, Barbara, Lizabeth and Elizabeth. Evidence suggests that between the years of 1673 and 1677 Hans Strickler and his wife lived southeast of Har�ti closer to W�denswil. Two of their daughters married there to people from the W�denswil area. However it is not inconceivable that the family while in Har�ti would associate with families from W�denswil. W�denswil is not very far from Har�ti. Even more so the people they married were probably from the district of W�denswil and not the town itself meaning the families could have practically been neighbors. In 1678 Hans and Margaretha still lived at Har�ti. In 1678 he lived there with his son Hans Strickler and wife Anna Asper and their son Hans Jacob Strickler. Hans the younger was called "der Zinterman in der Har�d", which was probably a corruption of the word Zimmerman, or carpenter. Next door lived Hans Heinrich Strickler and his family. In the 1682 census Hans is a widower and still living at Har�ti. He lived beside his son Hans Heinrich Strickler. Hans (Jr.) and Anna Strickler and son Hans Jacob Strickler were not living with him at this time. Hans (Jr.) probably died in 1679. His wife may have remarried by 1682 and his son went to live with his uncle Hans Jacob Strickler who had left for Switzerland for the Pfalz. In 1698 Hans was called an old farmer at Har�ti. In 1700, Hans is listed as Althanns Strickler auf dem Harud. He died there in 1701. Hans Strickler lived a long life of over 96 years. Margaretha (Hitz) Strickler The origins of Margaretha Hitz Strickler are unknown. She may be the daughter of J�rg and Elsbeth (Oberholtzer) Hitz who lived outside of Spitzenmoos near the district line of W�denswil. J�rg is the only known Hitz living anywhere near Hirzel in 1634, when Hans Strickler and Margaretha Hitz married. So he is the foremost candidate for father of Margaretha. When Margaretha died it was noted in the church record that she was a T�uffer but however had once belonged to the saving religion though has been with us for 20 years and has declared that she has her own religious beliefs and has been given the opportunity to preach in our church and has spoken evening prayer but remained an Anabaptist until she died. Children of Hans and Margaretha All the children listed below appear in the church records of the Hirzel Church. Children: 1) Hans Heinrich Strickler b. 4 Jan 1635 at Bruderhaus, Hirzel, ZH, Ch d. 28 Nov 1702 at Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH married 11 December 1660 at Hirzel, ZH Ch to Anna B�r. They had six children. Heinrich left Hirzel about 1657 for the Pfalz but returned to Hirzel by 1660 when he married. He left with his brother Hans Jacob Strickler. 2) Hans Jacob Strickler b. 24 Jul 1636 at Bruderhaus, Hirzel, ZH, CH d. unknown (by 1693? possibly near Ibersheim, Germany. Married 20 December 1661 to Anna Katherina Asper. Hans Jacob and Anna had 8 children from which most American Stricklers descend. 3) Margaretha Strickler b. 22 Apr 1638, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, SWI, d. aft 1656. She is not listed in the 1678 household of Hans Strickler. She either died or was married by then. No record of an unidentified Margaretha Strickler getting married or dying has been found in the community of Hirzel. 4) Klianna Strickler, b. 10 Nov 1639, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, SWI, d. 10 Apr 1706, Har�ti, Hirzel, CH. She was christened as Anna Strickler. In 1682 she was known as Klianna Strickler. She never married. 5) Hans "Hanseli" Strickler, b. 29 Sep 1641, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, SWI, christened 29 Nov 1641, d. 5 Feb 1642, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, SWI of pneumonia. 6) Hans Strickler b. 5 Oct 1643, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, ZH, CH christened 8 October 1643 at Hirzel d. possibly 26 Dec 1679 at Hirzel, ZH, CH married c Jun 1676 to Anna Asper. In 1678 were residents of Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH having one son Hans Jacob Strickler aged 1 year. They lived on the same farm as his father. Hans is called �Herr Hans Strickler, der Zinterman in der Har�d. � Which is probably a misspelling of Zimmerman, thus translating, Mr. Hans Strickler the Carpenter of Har�ti. About 1670 Hans traveled to Bern and then in 1671 led a group of Mennonites into the Pfalz. He returned to Switzerland after 1676 and before 1678. Hans (b.1643) had one son named Hans Jacob Strickler b. 20 May1677 at Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH. This Hans Jacob Strickler is probably the Jacob Strickler that appears in records of Ibersheim, Germany. Hans Jacob Strickler (b.1677) was probably raised by his Uncle Hans Jacob Strickler (b.1636) and taken to Germany when he immigrated there. 7) Heinrich Strickler, b. 2 Jul 1646, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, SWI, d. 15 Aug 1646, Bruderhaus, Hirzel, SWI. 8) Barbara "Barbel" Strickler b. 9 Jul 1648, Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH d. 1721 Hinter Schonau, Hutten, ZH, CH md 4 Nov 1673 , Schonau, Hutten, ZH, CH to Ulrich Hiestand Barbara and Ulrich had 10 children, from whom many of the name in America descend. 9) Lisabeth Strickler, b. 20 Apr 1651, Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH. She married Hans Jacob Rusterholz, 30 May 1676, in W�denswil, ZH, CH, b. 21 Dec 1641, Appli-W�denswil, ZH, CH, (son of Uli Rusterholz and Elsbeth Appli). Lisabeth died 28 Sep 1678 near Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH 10) Conrad Strickler, b. 2 Dec 1653, Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH d. 9 Feb 1654, Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH 11) Elizabeth Strickler, b. 7 Apr 1656, Har�ti, Hirzel, ZH, CH, d. after 1678. She was single in 1678. |