Brief Life History of Hans Ulrich
When Hans Ulrich Mettler was born on 4 July 1802, in Hemberg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Bernhard Mettler, was 39 and his mother, Verena Kappler, was 31. He married Anna Elisabeth Meier on 23 February 1827, in Hemberg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 27 August 1862, in Switzerland, at the age of 60, and was buried in Ebnat, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Hans Ulrich Mettler - Individual or family possessions: death: 27 August 1862; Switzerland
- Ulrichs in entry for Joseph Mettler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Ulrich Mettler in entry for Elsbeth Mettler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1803
"Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."
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
German: probably a patronymic from Metel, a pet form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ).
Swiss German: habitational name from a place so named near Lörrach (Baden) or any of various places of that name in Switzerland. Compare Metler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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