Maria Balsiger

Brief Life History of Maria

When Maria Balsiger was born on 28 October 1818, in Switzerland, her father, Christian Balsiger, was 27 and her mother, Magdalena Schmid, was 25. She married Samuel Riesen on 22 March 1850, in Thun, Thun, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 28 January 1851, at the age of 32.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Riesen
1818–1856
Maria Balsiger
1818–1851
Marriage: 22 March 1850
Anna Elisabeth Balsiger
1850–1923

Sources (9)

  • Maria Balsiger, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Maria Balsiger in entry for Samuel Riesen, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Maria Calsiger in entry for Anna Elisabeth Riesen, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage

Children (1)

World Events (2)

1848

New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.

1848

Made capital 1848

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Eugen, Fritz, Joerg.

Swiss German (mainly Bern canton): unexplained. Compare Balsinger .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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