Brief Life History of Catharina
When Catharina Aeschlimann was born on 11 March 1708, in Heimiswil, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Samuel Äschliman, was 24 and her mother, Christina Ryser, was 22.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Cathrina Äschliman, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Catharina Äschlimann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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World Events (3)
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
Americanized form of Swiss German Aeschlimann: topographic name for someone who lived near a (small) ash tree or ash wood, from Esche (Old High German asc) ‘ash’ + the diminutive suffix -li + -mann ‘man’, or perhaps a derivative of Öschli, a pet form of a vernacular form of the personal name Oswald . Compare Aschliman , Eschliman , Eshelman , and Eshleman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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