When Christina Josi was born about 1746, in Adelboden, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Gilgian Josi, was 34 and her mother, Elisabeth Senften, was 28. She married Peter Ällig on 2 May 1766. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died in 1833, at the age of 88.
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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.
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Ramesh, Vijay, Arun, Anil, Bharat, Prakash, Mahesh, Sanjay, Kirit, Rakesh, Satish, Arvind.
Indian: Brahmin occupational name, from Hindi joshi ‘astrologer’, Sanskrit jyotiṣī.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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