Brief Life History of Anna Elisabeth
When Anna Elisabeth Moor was born on 30 January 1803, in Aargau, Switzerland, her father, Hans Jakob Moor, was 26 and her mother, Anna Barbara Plüss, was 23. 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 in her hometown.
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- Anne Elisabeth Moor in entry for Conrad Ruegger, "France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912"
- Anna Elisabetha Moor in entry for Christena R Miller, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
- Anna Elisabetha Moor, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1848
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.
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
1914
Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.
Name Meaning
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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