When Christen Zaugg was born in 1703, in Röthenbach im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Caspar Zaugg, was 21 and his mother, Barbara Witz, was 27. He married Eva Köng about 1722, in Röthenbach im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.
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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.
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Some characteristic forenames: German Ueli, Ulrich, Urs.
Swiss German: from an Old High German personal name Zougo, perhaps related in meaning to ziehen ‘to pull’. This surname is most common in the canton of Bern. See also Zook , compare Zug .
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originating from Signau in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Among the Mennonites and Amish in the US it is most commonly found in the form Zook , altered via the variant Zug , which originated in Germany.
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