Brief Life History of Anna Barbara
When Anna Barbara Schmutz was christened on 6 July 1788, in Oberbipp, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Christen Schmutz, was 24 and her mother, Anna Barbara Geriger Schmutz, was 24. She married Friedrich Währen on 27 April 1838, in Mühlethurnen, Bern, Switzerland.
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Sources (5)
- Anna Barbara Schmutz, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Anna Barbara Schmutz in entry for Friedrich Wehren, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Barbara Schmüz, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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World Events (5)
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: German Fritz, Gerhard, Hans.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a dirty or slovenly person, from German Schmutz ‘dirt’, Middle High German smuz.
South German: nickname for a cheerful person, from a noun derivative of Middle High German smutzen ‘to smile’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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