Barbara Rupp

Female16 June 1775–8 August 1847

Brief Life History of Barbara

When Barbara Rupp was born on 16 June 1775, in Signau, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Peter Rupp, was 32 and her mother, Magdalena Luethi, was 35. She married Jacob Küng on 24 August 1798. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 8 August 1847, in her hometown, at the age of 72, and was buried in Signau, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Küng
1771–1843
Barbara Rupp
1775–1847
Marriage: 24 August 1798
Anna Kueng
1799–1799
Barbara Kueng
1800–1823
Anna Kueng
1803–1842
Jacob Kueng
1805–
Susanna Kueng
1808–1844
Christian Kueng
1811–1825
Peter Kung
1814–1814
Elisabeth Kueng
1814–
Elisabeth Küng Spring
1817–

Sources (12)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Barbara Rupp - birth: 16 June 1775; Signau, Bern, Switzerland
  • Barbara Rüpp im Eintrag für Elisabeth Küng, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Barbara Rupp en el registro de Jakob Küng, "Schweiz Heiraten, 1532-1910  "

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 August 1798
  • Children (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (2)

    1798

    Age 23

    Revolution in Switzerland. Farmers in occupied territories become free citizens. Centralistic parliamentary republic according to French model. Occupation by French troops and some battles of Napoleon vs. Austria and Russia in Switzerland.

    1800

    Age 25

    Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.

    Name Meaning

    German: from a short form of Rupprecht . Compare Roop , Roup , Roupe , and Rupe .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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