Hans Jakob Stirnimann

  General Notes:

FROM DR. JOSEPH STIRNIMANN

The first and at the same time most important son of the Court Sergeant Peter Stirnimann and his Mrs. Anna Brunner was Jakob. The baptizing book of the parish church Ruswil calls 1 March 1683 as date of his baptism. The numerous responsible offices, which the father provided already early and in his best years in the Twing and particularly in the service of the Administrative district Ruswil, were the environment and the school, which shaped and formed also his oldest son Jakob. Already early Jakob Stirnemann in the purchase and division logs is mentioned as juror or an advocate. It is reminded of the fact that this official before court the interests of the plaintiffs deplored or represented. The juror was also the official appraiser of properties. In the years 1724-1736 Jakob Stirnimann male nurse i.e. trustee of the St. Kuemmernis is Friar. The legend hl. of the Kuemmernis or Wilgefortis, an alleged Portuguese king daughter, spread since that 14th Century almost in the whole German linguistic area. The statutes and until 1893 of the existing St. Kuemmernis created in Ruswil in the year 1608 - Friar calls the cleanliness of the Gemueoets and Hertzens " as their purpose ". From 1736 to 1752 Jakob Stirnimann male nurse was the Friar of our love Mrs., the most outstanding the damals16 Friars of the parish Ruswil. It is reminded of the fact that the Friar was connected on the closest with the church life always. The Friars maintained and promoted above all the religious life and customs and the practice of certain good factories. The members of certain Friars took care of the patients, the old persons and the dying and provided for of them a nice funeral, particularly in the plague times.

Like several of his relatives Jakob Stirnimann was also office father, i.e. army male nurse (still in our century Waisenvogt gennant). Particularly into the Teilugsprotokollen " the inheritance and the office father Jakob Stirnemann " is again and again mentioned. The office father represented the rights and interests of the orphans.

Since 1723, very probably however already beforehand the Etzenerler farmer Court Sergeant or Untervogt of the Administrative district Ruswil was safe. Everything speaks for the fact that the lifelong political experience of the father and it by the population brought strongly the confidence smoothed also the way for the son. Like already the father, then also its son, particularly in the division logs, again and again mentioned as " more deer honor close eighth, pious, honoring ehrsame and wohlbescheidne Court Sergeant Jakob Stirnemann. The signature and the seal are shown above, with which the Court Sergeant Jakob Stirnimann explains one of farmer Jakob Meyer on 14 February 1738 on its farm in the Moos in Ruswil established mortgage as valid. This signature is the proof that the Court Sergeant Jakob Stirnimann could read and write, is enough for what at that time and still, particularly with the rural population, a rarity was. Jakob Stirnimann used the seal of his father's (P ST = Peter Stirnimann). The coat of arms shows the well-known own brand, beseitet is from one sechsstrahligen asterisk each.

Second lieutenant

Like already its father as well as the uncle Walter dressed also Jakob Stirnimann in the company Ruswil the rank of a second lieutenant. This testifies the Brigaderodel from the year 1723 concerning the brigades i.e. troop departments of Willisau, Rothenburg, (Bero =) Mimster, Ruswil, discharge book. On page 17 becomes as 2. Lieutenant of the Company Ruswil gennant: Court Sergeant Jacob Stirnimann of Etzenerlen.


Rosina Eggenschwiler

On 5 February 1704 Jakob Stirnimann in the parish church Ruswil Rosina Eggenschwiler had married. The bridegroom was 21, the bride 18 years old. Rosina became the first (and only?) daughter of the farmer Gabriel Eggenschwiler and Maria Boesch on the stately farm Elischwand born. The baptizing book of the parish church calls 1 September 1686 as date of her baptism. Jakob Stirnimann had from his wife six sons, of whom Joseph, which oldest ones, which to Etzenerlen transferred paternal farm and was office with, and two daughters. In the next circular the speech will be from these.

Division of the farms Etzenerlen and Saal

After the death of the Court Sergeant Peter Stirnimann (+ 9 January 1709) and managed his three sons the Jakobs, Sebastian and Augustin possessed from the father inherited two farms (behind) Etzenerlen and Saal (usually new Sahl written) the 16 years long together. In the year 1725, probably on St Mathis (24 February) took the three brothers fly-end division forwards: The Jakobs and Sebastian transferred together the farm and the goods to Etzenerlen with two new houses, a barn, a Spyr and the following mats and pastures:

die Husmattendie Rossweid
die Morgengab die Schüölimatt
das Rohr der Krumbaum
die Geisselermatt die unter und ober Buochrnatt
die Breiten die Grossweid
der Burst die Rinderweid
die Eien das Baumgätli bei dem neuen Haus
das Steiweidli der Geissberg
die Brunmatt die Hellmatt
das Studenweidliein Stuck ab der neuen Saalmatten

From the farm Etzenerlen referred the following creditors annual soil interest and deliveries:

the hospital in Luzern
the Parish Ruswil,
above all donate (= lever maintenance) to choir gentleman pin the St. Michael in (Bero -) cathedral
the friendship of our love woman in Ruswil of the ministers in Ruswil

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military, 1723, Ruswil, Luzern, Switzerland. ⁷² Second Lieutenant.

2. Occupation: Trustee of St. Kuemmernis, Between 1724 and 1736, Ruswil, Luzern, Switzerland.

Hans married Rosina Eggenschwiler, daughter of Gabriel Eggenschwiler and Maria Boesch, on 5 Feb 1704 in Ruswil, Luzern, Switzerland. (Rosina Eggenschwiler was born on 1 Sep 1686 in Elischwand, Switzerland and died on 10 Aug 1754 in Ruswil.)