Brief Life History of Elie
When Elie Charpier was born on 22 December 1725, in Bévilard, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Philippe Charpié, was 25 and his mother, Amie Girardin, was 25. He married Marguerithe Grandguenin on 28 November 1754, in Bévilard, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- birth record for son
- marriage record
- Elie Charpier, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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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
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Normand, Jacques, Marcel, Adelard, Alcide, Emile, Gilles, Raoul, Rosaire, Alphonse.
French: shortened form of charretier, an occupational name for a carter, from an agent derivative of Old French charette ‘cart’.
French Canadian: altered form of English Carter , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Sharkey and Shorkey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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