Another possible location of birth is France.
"Apparently born in France circa 1536, where it seems the family once may have lived in or near Montbeliard, which is on the border of the Alsace near Switzerland.
No later than 1566, Frantz and his wife were living their family life in the district of Affoltern, Zurich, Switzerland, because earlier that year a daughter, Elsbeth, was born to them there, 29 January 1566.
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