1612 Anni, daughter of Hans Eichelberger and Elsi Räber was baptized on May 3 at Steffisburg. [1]
Hans Eichelberger und Elsi Räber ein e'elich kind taufft Anni, zügen Thoms(?) Wolff ? Burcki und Anna ? Bur? 3 Maÿ
1617 Johanes, son of Niclaus Kauffman and Elsbeth Blank was baptized in June at Steffisburg, Switzerland. [2]
Niclaus Kauffman und Elsbeth Blank ein ? kind taufft h?ßt Johannes zügler ? Niclaus Spring Hans ?ding und Urs?a Toder. p?a Juny
1642 Hans Kauffman and Anna Eichelberger were married on February 21 at Steffisburg, Switzerland. [3]
1643 Hans, son of Hans Kauffman and Anni Eichelberger was baptized on January 15 at Steffisburg, Switzerland. [4]
15 Jan Hans Kauffman und Anni Eichelberger sreinen? werb? ein Hans gtaufft zügen Caspar ??
1644 Barbli, daughter of Hans Kauffman and Anna Eichelberger was baptized on November 14 at Steffisburg, Switzerland. [5]
(24 November) Idem Hanns Kauffman und Anna Eichelberger sreinen? werb? ein Barbli gtaufft zügen Hanns Schwander Elßbeth Steiner
1646 Peter, son of Hans Kauffman and Anna Eichelberger was baptized on December 20 at Steffisburg, Switzerland. [6]
20 December Peter, Hans Kauffman und Anna Eichelberger vis? Peter getauft. Testes Peter Schnider, Hans Spring D[er] müller, Margret Farni Caspar Jodnis ?
Research Notes:
A biosketch reports [7]:
Johannes Kaufmann, the first child of Niklaus and Elsi, was born 29 June 1617 in Steffisburg, Switzerland. Johannes' first wife was Anna Eichelberger—they had 3 children: Hans, Barbara, and Peter. Anna Kaufmann died during 1647. At the age of 30 (on 29 May 1648), Johannes remarried a woman named Elizabeth Christener—they had 3 children: Anna. Christina, and Verena. lt is not known what became of Elizabeth Kaufmann between 18 November 1655 (when Verena was born) and when Johannes married his third wife. At the age of 64 (on 23 August 1658), Johannes married Anna Oesh. Johannes and Anna had one child: Jacob. It is not known when Johannes Kaufmann died, but he is likely buried in Steffisburg, Switzerland—based on church records of his children continuing in this parish.
A Kauffman genealogy reports [8]:
Johannes Kaufmann (June 29, 1617- ) md. Anna Eichelberger; md. May 29, 1648, Elizabeth Christener; md. Aug. 23, 1658, Anna Oesh. He appeared before the judicial council on Apr. 24, 1664, testifying that his wife Anna Oesh had broken her marriage vow and was living with Christian Lüthi in Alsace. She pledged herself before God that she did so in the belief her husband was dead, since she had no news of him for a long time. He then said he heard through his brother, Michael Kaufman, that her relatives wished him to care for her and Lüthi's child as his own, which he could not do. The court could not accomplish anything (see "Chorgerichtsmanual des Steffisburg"). [9]
[1] Staatsarchivs des Kantons Bern, Steffisburg, Kirchenbuch 2, Taufrodel (1606-1644), Eherodel (1607-1639), 48, left, second from top, [BernStateArchivesImage], [BernStateArchivesCatalog].
[2] Staatsarchivs des Kantons Bern, Steffisburg, Kirchenbuch 2, Taufrodel (1606-1644), Eherodel (1607-1639), 98, [BernStateArchivesImage], [BernStateArchivesCatalog].
[3] Staatsarchivs des Kantons Bern, Steffisburg, Kirchenbuch 3, Taufrodel (1640-1657), Eherodel (1640-1645), 354, bottom, [BernStateArchivesImage], [BernStateArchivesCatalog].
[4] Staatsarchivs des Kantons Bern, Steffisburg, Kirchenbuch 3, Taufrodel (1640-1657), Eherodel (1640-1645), 53, [BernStateArchivesImage], [BernStateArchivesCatalog].
[5] Staatsarchivs des Kantons Bern, Steffisburg, Kirchenbuch 3, Taufrodel (1640-1657), Eherodel (1640-1645), 88, [BernStateArchivesImage], [BernStateArchivesCatalog].
[6] Staatsarchivs des Kantons Bern, Steffisburg, Kirchenbuch 3, Taufrodel (1640-1657), Eherodel (1640-1645), 133, [BernStateArchivesImage], [BernStateArchivesCatalog].
[7] Stephen Harold Smith, Barshingers in America (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc, 2001), 554, [GoogleBooks].
[8] Charles Fahs Kauffman, A genealogy and history of the Kauffman-Coffman families of North America, 1584 to 1937 (1940), xiii, [HathiTrust].
[9] Chorgerichtsmanual can be purchased, [URL].