Elsbeth Frehner

Female14 June 1767–25 October 1852

Brief Life History of Elsbeth

When Elsbeth Frehner was born on 14 June 1767, in Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, her father, Ulrich Frener, was 39 and her mother, Anna Ammann, was 33. She married Hans Konrad Alder on 4 November 1791, in Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 25 October 1852, in her hometown, at the age of 85, and was buried in Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Hans Konrad Alder
1767–1796
Elsbeth Frehner
1767–1852
Marriage: 4 November 1791
Hans Conrad Alder
1792–1792
Johann Konrad Alder
1793–1842
Hans Jakob Alder
1794–1794
Sara Johanna Alder
1794–
Anna Katharina Alder
1794–
Anna Alder
1795–1795

Sources (8)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Elisabeth Frener - Church record: birth-name: Elsbeth Frener
  • Elsbeth Frehner 1852 Death Record
  • Elsbeth Frener in entry for Hs Konrad Alder, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 November 1791Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (3)

    1798

    Age 31

    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

    Age 33

    Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.

    1848

    Age 81

    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

    South German and Swiss German: metronymic from the female personal name Frene or an occupational name meaning ‘bondsman of a woman called Frene’. The name is testified in old documents as the name of Saint Verena of Zurzach in Aargau, Switzerland.

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

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