Brief Life History of Hans Ulrich
When Hans Ulrich Schmutz was born in 1792, in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Christen Schmutz, was 28 and his mother, Anna Barbara Geriger Schmutz, was 29. He married Anna Läderach on 15 December 1820, in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 29 January 1864, in his hometown, at the age of 72, and was buried in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Hans Ulerich Schmuz, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Hans Ulerich Schmutz, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Ulerich Schmuz, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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World Events (4)
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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