Brief Life History of Magdalena
When Magdalena Kienholz was born on 1 February 1750, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Ullrich Kienholz, was 29 and her mother, Barbara Wengmüller, was 26. She married Heinrich Schild on 30 September 1768, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 25 January 1802, in her hometown, at the age of 51, and was buried in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Magdalena Kienholz - Church record: birth:
- Magdalena Kienhelf in entry for Johannes Schilt, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Magdalena Kienholz in entry for Peter Schilt, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 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
German:
habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria.
topographic name for someone living near a stand of fir trees, from Middle High German kien ‘pine, pine wood shavings’ + holz ‘wood, lumber’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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