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Datum 2020/08/13 12:25:59
Ulf via FamFo-Esens-L
Re: [Famfo-esens-l] Rüstmann


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Ulf via FamFo-Esens-L
Re: [Famfo-esens-l] Rüstmann


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[Famfo-esens-l] Rüstmann

Date: 2020/08/13 00:22:07
From: Blake Rustmann via FamFo-Esens-L <famfo-esens-l(a)... 

Moin!

My ancestor Foke Rüstmann emigrated from Esens back in the 1870s to New
York City, and I am very interested in History and Genealogy.

We have an on-going debate with my relatives that I was hoping you could
help settle. We are wondering what the name "Rüstmann" means in
Plattdeutsch. My uncle believes it means "arms maker" or "armor maker".

However, I know the name was adopted by our ancestor Foke Janssen Rustmann
(B. 1775, D. 1858) around 1811 when Napoleon abolished the patronymic
naming system common to Ostfriesland. During that time, I'm not aware of
much armor or gun producing industry in the area. Given that, I suspect the
name is derived from the word for “scaffolding” or another kind of wood
framework, which would imply the name means "scaffold maker" or something
similar.

Do you know any information about the history of the name?

-Blake

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