
Heinrich had three wives and each wife had two children. His
death date is unknown.
Heinrich Sidler was a Wagner. That means he was a wagon builder or a cartwright. Heinrich's grandfather Jacob Sidler born 20 March 1608 was also a Wagner. A cartwright, or wainwright, is a tradesperson skilled in the making and repairing of carts or wagons. They lived in a time of great religious persecution of the Mennonite Church by Swiss citizens.
The entry also says he was a Küfer or a Cooper.
Coopers were tradesman who made casks, buckets, barrels, and containers for
flour, gunpowder, tobacco, shipping, wine, milk, and other.
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Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record Book by Julius Billeter page 23 |
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Heinrich Sidler death 10 January 1731 film 8014328 page 401 |