When Anna Elisabeth Moor was christened on 14 February 1802, in Wynau, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Hans Jakob Moor, was 25 and her mother, Anna Barbara Plüss, was 22. She married Hans Jakob Ruegger on 8 February 1822, in Rothrist, Aargau, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 23 March 1880, in Rothrist, Aargau, Switzerland, at the age of 78.
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"Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."
New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.
Made capital 1848
English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh: variant of Moore .
German: variant of Mohr .
Dutch (also De Moor): nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, from Middle Dutch moor ‘Moor’ (from Latin maurus), or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a Moor. Compare De Moor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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