When Ulrich Schmied was born on 6 October 1798, in Steinenbrünnen, Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Christen Schmid, was 38 and his mother, Christina Zbinden, was 37. He married Anna Hostettler on 2 December 1820, in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 22 May 1851, in Switzerland, at the age of 52, and was buried in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
"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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Gerhard, Hans, Heinz, Hildegarde, Ingo. French Jacques, Michel.
German: variant of Schmidt ; this is the form of the modern German vocabulary word for blacksmith. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace).
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