When Hans Jakob Hug was born on 21 January 1714, in Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Hug, was 25 and his mother, Adelheid Haupt, was 22. He married Margaretha Peyer on 2 August 1753, in Dietikon, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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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.
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Bernd, Eugen, Kurt, Wolfgang.
English: from Middle English Hugge, either an Anglicized form of Old French Hugues (see Hugh ) or else a shortened form of one of the common Old French pet forms of Hugh (see Huggins and Huggett ).
English: variant of Huck , with voicing of /k/ to /g/.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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