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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- 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"
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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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