Brief Life History of Bernhard
When Bernhard Berger was born about 1552, in Faulensee, Spiez, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Peter Theodor Berger, was 33 and his mother, Christine Berger, was 29. He married Anna Steller about 1583, in Faulensee, Spiez, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died in his hometown.
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- Bernhardt Beger in entry for Bernhart Beger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Bernhardt Berger in entry for Jacob Berger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Bernhard Berger in entry for Anni Berger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1648
All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Name Meaning
German, Dutch, Swedish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in the mountains or hills (see Berg ). The surname of German origin is also found in many other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Russia, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, and Croatia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic topographic names or surnames. As a Jewish name it is mainly artificial. Compare Bargar , Barger , Barker , Barrier , and Barriger .
French: occupational name from Old French bergier ‘shepherd’ (from Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’). It is also found in England, as a surname of Huguenot origin. Compare Shepard .
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farms so named with the plural of Berg ‘mountain’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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