Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Aeschlimann was born in 1778, in Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Christen Aeschlimann, was 35 and his mother, Dorothea Bratschi, was 27. He married Marie Henriette Thiébaud on 5 January 1800. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters.
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- Dan, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Daniel Oschlimann, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Daniel Aschlimann in entry for Henriette-Elmire-Dorothée Aschlimann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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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
Americanized form of Swiss German Aeschlimann: topographic name for someone who lived near a (small) ash tree or ash wood, from Esche (Old High German asc) ‘ash’ + the diminutive suffix -li + -mann ‘man’, or perhaps a derivative of Öschli, a pet form of a vernacular form of the personal name Oswald . Compare Aschliman , Eschliman , Eshelman , and Eshleman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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