Brief Life History of Bertha
When Bertha Boss was born on 11 May 1899, in Engwilen, Thurgau, Switzerland, her father, Friedrich Boss Sr., was 33 and her mother, Elise Christen, was 33.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Bertha Boss - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Bertha Boss
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (6)
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World Events (3)
1914
Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.
1919
Treaty of Versailles reaffirms Swiss neutrality.
1920
League's headquarters established in Geneva.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Bos, from ancient Germanic Boso, based on the element bōs ‘bad, evil, wild, angry’.
English: nickname for a hunchback, from Middle English, Old French boce, bos ‘protuberance, swelling’ (compare Bossard 2).
German (also Böss): from a short form of the personal name Borkhart, a variant of Burkhart . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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