When Christian Locher was born on 14 July 1748, in Hasle bei Burgdorf, Bern, Switzerland, his father, David Locher, was 30 and his mother, Verena Dellenbach, was 22. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Elsbeth Kiener. He died on 22 August 1813, at the age of 65.
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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.
Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his "mediation".
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Ernst, Eugen, Horst, Manfred, Maximilian, Uwe.
South German (Löcher): habitational name for someone from any of several places in Bavaria and Austria named Lochen or Lohen.
German and Swiss German: variant of Loch 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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