When Anna Buchs was born in 1707, in Lenk im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Hans Buchs, was 30 and her mother, Christina Jaggi, was 30. She married Jacob Buehler on 28 January 1729. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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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.
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre.
Swiss German and German: topographic name for someone who lived by a box tree or thicket, Middle High German buhs. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Doubs).
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