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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- Legacy NFS Source: Barbara Rupp - birth: 16 June 1775; Signau, Bern, Switzerland
- Barbara Rupp, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Barbara Rupp, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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1798
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
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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