Brief Life History of Durs
When Durs Grogg was born on 28 March 1679, in Bützberg, Thunstetten, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Ulrich Grogg, was 33 and his mother, Anna Hunziker, was 30. He married Elsbeth Kellerhals in 1707. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters.
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Sources (8)
- Durs Geog in entry for Anna, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Durs Geog in entry for Elsbeth, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Durs Grog in entry for Durss, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Children (7)
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Siblings (12)
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World Events (1)
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.
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name derived from Gothic hrukjan ‘to crow’ or related to Middle High German rōhen ‘to roar, cry (in battle)’, probably originally a byname for a warrior (as the name may also be cognate with Gothic hrotheigs ‘victorious’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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