When Hans Jakob Preisig was born on 8 January 1770, in Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, his father, Hans Ulrich Preisig, was 46 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Scheuss, was 40. He married Anna Magdalena Schiess on 15 October 1790, in Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 4 April 1836, at the age of 66.
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1770–1836 Male
1768–1820 Female
1791–1791 Female
1792–1862 Male
1793–1820 Female
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1729–1806 Female
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1754–1826 Female
1756–1757 Female
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Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Gerhard, Heinz.
German: nickname from Middle High German reisec, Middle Low German reisich ‘armed for war’, later ‘sprightly, tall’. See also Reiser 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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