Brief Life History of Elsbeth
When Elsbeth Rohr was born on 11 April 1686, in Hunzenschwil, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Daniel Rohr, was 32 and her mother, Margareth Murer, was 34. She married Jacob Hachler on 29 June 1708. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.
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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
German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived in an area thickly grown with reeds, from Middle High German rōr (a collective singular) or near a well or channel rōr, or a habitational name from any of several places called with this word.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Rohr ‘reed’ (see 1 above).
Norwegian (Røhr): habitational name from the farm name Rør, in Ringsaker from Old Norse reyrr ‘heap of stones’, in Østfold from Old Norse reyrr ‘rush’ (a plant).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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