Johannes Bichsel

Brief Life History of Johannes

Johannes Bichsel was christened on 8 April 1649, in Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland as the son of Ulrich Bichsel and Anna Hebeisen. He married Anna Salzmann on 8 June 1668, in Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Neuenschwand, Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland in 1649.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Bichsel
1649–
Anna Salzmann
1639–1736
Marriage: 8 June 1668
David Bichsel
1673–1734
Ulrich Bichsel
1677–1732
Hans Bichsel
1679–1759
Jacob Bichsel
1681–1751
Daniel Bichsel
1683–1728
Mathias Bichsel
1685–
Magdelena Bichsel
1688–
Peter Bichsel
1691–1760

Sources (12)

  • Hans Bichsel, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Hans Bichsel in entry for Ulli Bichsel, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Hans Buhssel in entry for Daniel Buhssel, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Name Meaning

Swiss German: cognate of German Büchsel, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of small boxes or a woodworker, from a diminutive of Middle High German bühse ‘box’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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