When Anna Schmutz was born in 1777, in Bern, Switzerland, her father, Michel Schmutz, was 37 and her mother, Barbara Soltermann, was 37. She had at least 1 daughter with Christen Schmutz. She died on 11 April 1834, at the age of 57, and was buried in Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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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 Fritz, Gerhard, Hans.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a dirty or slovenly person, from German Schmutz ‘dirt’, Middle High German smuz.
South German: nickname for a cheerful person, from a noun derivative of Middle High German smutzen ‘to smile’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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