Brief Life History of Margaretha
When Margaretha Kuster was born on 19 September 1784, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Johannas Kuster, was 19 and her mother, Margareta Linder, was 19. She married Peter Schild on 22 October 1802, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 25 August 1853, in Brienzwiler, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 68.
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- Margarita Schild, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Margarita Schild, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Margarita Schild, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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World Events (5)
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.
1803
"Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Armin, Eldor, Hans, Heinz, Horst, Ulrich.
German (mainly Küster) and Swiss German: status name for a sexton or churchwarden, who originally administered the church treasury, from Middle High German kuster (from Late Latin custor ‘guard, warden’). The umlaut of the modern form is due to association with other agent nouns ending in -er, from Old High German -āri (from Latin -arius). The surname Kuster is also found in Slovenia; see also below.
Croatian and Slovenian (Kušter): nickname for a person with disheveled hair, from the root of Croatian and Slovenian kuštrav ‘disheveled’ or from Slovenian kušter ‘tuft of hair’, also ‘towhead’. The surname Kušter may also be of German origin (see above). Compare Custer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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