Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Bracher was christened on 24 May 1722, in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Melchior Bracher, was 33 and his mother, Magdalena Hager, was 33.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Johannes Brocher, "Switzerland Baptisms, 1491-1940"
- Johannes Brocher, "Schweiz, Taufen, 1491-1940"
- Steffisburg, https://www.query.sta.be.ch/archivplansuche.aspx?ID=37, Taufen, Tote 1702-1727 5.305
Parents and Siblings
1689–1751 Male
1690– Female
Siblings (10)
1720–1755 Male
1722– Male
1724–1800 Male
1725– Male
1726–1729 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (3)
1798
1800
1803
Name Meaning
English: from an agent derivative of Middle English brech ‘land broken up for cultivation’ (Old English brǣc, brēc), denoting a dweller by newly cultivated land. Compare Brach 2 and Breach .
Swiss German: variant of German Brachmann (see Brachman ).
German: variant of Brach 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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