Brief Life History of Abraham
Abraham Tanner was born in 1744, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland as the son of Tanner and ?. He married Barbara Fankhauser on 7 April 1769, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Abraham Lanner, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Abrah Tanner, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Abraham Tanner, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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World Events (4)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
English (southern) and Dutch: occupational name for a tanner of skins, Middle English tanner, Middle Dutch taenre. The Middle English form derives from Old English tannere, from Late Latin tannarius, reinforced by Old French taneor, from Late Latin tannator; both Late Latin forms derive from a verb tannare, possibly from a Celtic word for the oak, whose bark was used in the process.
German: topographic name from Middle High German tan ‘woods, pine forest’ for someone who lived near such terrain.
German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Tanne (in the Harz Mountains, Bavaria, East Prussia, Switzerland) or Tann (Hesse, Bavaria), Thann (Bavaria, Austria, Alsace), Tannen (southern Germany, Switzerland), Thannen (Bavaria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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