Yes, in German, "Zimmermann" (literally "room man") means
"carpenter, joiner
or shipwright" so when your ancestors changed their name to Carpenter, they
were basically just translating it into English.
~~Anne Wityk
-----Original Message-----
From: Hayduke [mailto:hayduke@rattlebrain.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:35 AM
To: CARPENTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] Carpenter changed from Zimmerman
on 5/14/03 8:03 AM, Keith Hunt at keithh(a)pacifier.com wrote:
Hi Researchers: Has anyone come across a Carpenter that changed his
last
name
from Zimmerman?
Hi Keith!
My Carpenter line descends from Henry Carpenter, born 9/7/1673, in
Switzerland, whose parents were Heinrich Zimmerman and Anna Mogert, presumed
to be of Switzerland, no siblings known.
I've always wondered about that switch. Does Zimmerman mean carpenter
(room builder?)?
Michael Alan Lewis
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