Katharina Geiser

Brief Life History of Katharina

When Katharina Geiser was born on 8 March 1833, in Langenthal, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Johannes Geiser, was 34 and her mother, Anna Rüfenacht, was 28. She married Friedrich Steudler in 1854. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 15 October 1870, in Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of 37.

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Family Time Line

Friedrich Steudler
1830–1905
Katharina Geiser
1833–1870
Marriage: 1854
Friedrich Ludwig Steudler
1859–1900
Julius Eduard Steudler
1860–1861
(Son) Steudler
1864–1864

Sources (2)

  • Catherine Geiser in entry for Fréderic, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Catharina Geiser in entry for Friedrich Studler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (3)

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

1863

Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

Name Meaning

German and Swiss German: occupational name for a goatherd, from a derivative of Middle High German geiz ‘goat’.

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

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