Stitzel and Stutsman family, Brethen and Mennonite families:Information about Pfister
Pfister (d. date unknown)
Notes for Pfister:
Pfister of Wadenswil
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1455
In the tax listing of 1455 the Wädenswiler is for the first time mentioned. Thus a Hans Pfister is and sin to Wib mountain CPU Wediswil as the first denomination
1570
Werny Pfister was born 1570 and died between 67 and 70 years. He married before 1595 Cathrin hone from that a coming to a hold, which bore the last child with 41 years and whom high age of 81 years reached. They had eight children, four girls and boys each. A daughter probably died before that 12. Birthday and of three children is not well-known anything details. But two daughters and two sons could marry themselves and please him with Enkelkindern.
Translation of http://www.sunft.ch/hofchronik.htm
WERNER PHISTER AND HIS SON'S WIFE,
IN THE YEAR 1640
Martyrs Mirror, p. 1118
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The progress of the years brought no cessation of the persecution, nor could aught of what was adduced by way of excuse avail anything. This was clearly evident, for the year 1640 had scarcely come when the Wadischwyl district began again to resound with persecution, insomuch that the servants of the authorities there assailed, with dreadful raging and storming, like howling wolves and bears, the house of an old and pious minister of the church named Werner Phister, beat doors and windows and all that was attached to it in pieces, and apprehended him and his wife, as also his son's wife, and brought them to Zurich, where they were imprisoned in the place Othenbach.
In the meantime the old man's wife by a certain accident escaped; but the pious old minister himself, as also his son's wife, when they would in no wise apostatize from their faith, nor go to the common church, had to forfeit their lives, insomuch that they were suffered miserably to die through want, poverty and hardships. But hereafter they shall no more hunger or thirst, nor be assailed by suffering or death; when the Lord, according to His promise shall reward and crown them with the eternal and blessed life. Tract, Jer. Mang., fol. 14, B, compared with Tract, M. Meyli., dated 1651, fol. 6, number 2.
http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/martyrs163.htm
Children of Pfister are:
- +Anna Pfister, b. Abt. 1594, Stocken In Wadenswil, Zurich, Switzerland, d. Bef. 19 Mar 1639, Likely Hirzel, Canton Zurich, Switzerland.