Joseph Egli

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Egli was born on 17 November 1765, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Christen Egli, was 27 and his mother, Anna Maria Zulauf, was 28. He married Barbara Bagli on 30 April 1790, in Herzogenbuchsee, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 5 March 1818, at the age of 52, and was buried in Oberbalm, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Egli
1765–1818
Barbara Bagli
1768–1829
Marriage: 30 April 1790
Ulrich Egli
1791–1828
Joseph Bagli Egli
1794–1873
Johann Ulrich Egli
1796–1855
Andreas Egli Bagli
1798–1871
Christian Egli
1801–
Christian Egli
1803–
Maria Egli
1805–
Anna Barbara Egli Bagli
1806–1865

Sources (32)

  • Joseph in entry for Ulrich Egli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Joseph Egli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Joseph Egli in entry for Maria Egli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (2)

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Konrad, Kurt, Otto.

Swiss German: from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Egenolf or Egilolf (see Egloff ). This surname is also found in Germany and France (Alsace).

Norwegian: habitational name from a farm named Eik(e)li, from eik ‘oak’ + li ‘hillside, slope’. This surname is very rare in Norway.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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