The surname Siefer was first found in northern Germany, in particular Hamburg and Pomerania, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society in this region. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches in the eastern Baltic, elevating their social status by their great contributions to society through the military and civil services.
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Early History of the Siefer family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Siefer research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1586, 1666, 1710, 1745, 1760 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Siefer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Siefer Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sievers, Siever, Sievert, Sivrit, Sievertsen, Siver, Sivers, Sivert, Siefert, Siffert, Siefers, Sieverling (Westphalia), Siewer, Siewers and many more.
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Early Notables of the Siefer family
Prominent bearers of the name Siefer at this time were
Paul Siefert (variants: Syfert, Sivert, Sibert) (1586-1666), a German composer and organist associated with the North German school
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Migration of the Siefer family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Cornelius Siverts, who came to Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1684 with his wife Sytske Wimmers and two children. Hanna Siverts and Sophia Siverts also arrived in Germantown in 1684.
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