Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Egli was born on 28 July 1588, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Michael Egli, was 26 and his mother, Margret Althaus, was 21. He married Margaretha Schwartzentruber in 1613, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Michael Egli - birth: 28 July 1588; Trub, Bern, Switzerland
- Michel Eggli in entry for Catrina Eggli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Michel Egli in entry for Michel Egli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1648
All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Konrad, Kurt, Otto.
Swiss German: from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Egenolf or Egilolf (see Egloff ). This surname is also found in Germany and France (Alsace).
Norwegian: habitational name from a farm named Eik(e)li, from eik ‘oak’ + li ‘hillside, slope’. This surname is very rare in Norway.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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