Individual Details
Benedict Broennimann
(Abt 1524 - )
About the origin of the name, there are various theories.
(1) One of the likely theories is the word "Brenneman" means "the man from the BRENNER," a pass on the Tyrolean Alps, between Austria and Italy.
(2) Some say it signifies a distiller.
(3) Some say it originated from the burning of a man at the stake during the Reformation.
(4) Possibly the most likely origin was given by Dr. H. Turler, at one time archivist at Bern, Switzerland, to the late Senator Horace L. Holdeman of Marietta, Pa., who was a descendant of Melchior Breniman, the pioneer.
(1) One of the likely theories is the word "Brenneman" means "the man from the BRENNER," a pass on the Tyrolean Alps, between Austria and Italy.
(2) Some say it signifies a distiller.
(3) Some say it originated from the burning of a man at the stake during the Reformation.
(4) Possibly the most likely origin was given by Dr. H. Turler, at one time archivist at Bern, Switzerland, to the late Senator Horace L. Holdeman of Marietta, Pa., who was a descendant of Melchior Breniman, the pioneer.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1524 | Zimerwald-Belp, Canton, Bern, Switzerland | |||
| Marriage | 7 Oct 1549 | Zimerwald-Belp, Canton, Bern, Switzerland - Adelheid Hüsler |
Families
| Spouse | Adelheid Hüsler (1527 - ) |
| Child | Peter Broennimann (1551 - ) |
| Child | Benedict Broennimann (1553 - ) |
| Child | Peter H. Broennimann (1554 - ) |
| Child | Christian Broennimann (1556 - ) |
| Child | Dorothea Broennimann (1556 - ) |
| Father | Hans Broennimann (1500 - ) |
| Mother | Mrs. Hans Broennimann (1504 - ) |
| Sibling | Hans Broennimann (1526 - ) |
| Sibling | Niklaus Broennimann (1536 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter Broennimann (1530 - ) |
| Sibling | Barbel Broennimann (1534 - ) |