Brief Life History of Louis
When Louis DEY was born on 25 November 1790, in Fiez, Vaud, Switzerland, his father, Jakob Henri Day, was 47 and his mother, Marguerite Du Penin, was 34. He married Jeane PATTHEY on 8 July 1808. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.
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1798
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.
1800
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Ashit, Indu, Naina, Partha, Soumya, Ajit, Anjan, Anjana, Anup, Arjun, Arun, Ashim.
English, Scottish, and Welsh: variant of Day .
German: topographic name from a field name in North Rhine-Westphalia, denoting a sizeable piece of land, from Middle Low German dē ‘thigh’ (referring to the shape of the property).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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