Joseph Baumann

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Baumann was christened on 17 October 1790, in St. Peterzell, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Hans Jacob Baumann, was 36 and his mother, Anna Elisabeth Neff, was 36. He married Salomea Bühler on 11 June 1811. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Baumann
1790–
Salomea Bühler
1789–1819
Marriage: 11 June 1811
Verena Baumann
1812–1853
Johannes Baumann
1813–
Hans Jakob Baumann
1817–1819

Sources (8)

  • Joseph B, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Joseph Baum in entry for Christian Brunner, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Josef Brunner in entry for Johannes Brunner, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (4)

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.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Erwin, Otto, Gerhard, Ernst, Heinz, Guenter, Armin, Dieter, Erna, Friedrich.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for a peasant or a nickname meaning ‘neighbor, fellow citizen’, from Middle High German būman, German Baumann ‘peasant’ (see Bauer ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and some other European countries. Compare Bauman and Bowman .

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

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