Matthias Rickenbacher

Brief Life History of Matthias

When Matthias Rickenbacher was christened on 26 June 1683, his father, Hans Jacob Rickenbach, was 25 and his mother, Barbara Nebiker, was 26.

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Family Time Line

Hans Jacob Rickenbach
1658–
Barbara Nebiker
1658–
Hanss Rickenbacher
1680–
Matthias Rickenbacher
1683–
Hanss Jacob Rickenbacher
1685–
Heinrich Rickenbacher
1690–1740

Sources (1)

  • Matthias, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (2)

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.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Rickenbacher: habitational name for someone from Rickenbach (see Rickenbach ). The surname Rickenbacher is very rare in Germany.

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

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