Johannes Schild

Brief Life History of Johannes

When Johannes Schild was born in May 1788, in Wiler, Sigriswil, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Melchior Schild, was 11785 and his mother, Magdalena Schild, was 11785. He married Barbara Sooder on 17 February 1815, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 November 1823, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 35, and was buried in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Schild
1788–1823
Barbara Sooder
1795–1824
Marriage: 17 February 1815
Johannes Schild
1817–1819
Johannes Schild
1819–1819
Barbara Schild
1820–1857
Johannes Schild
1823–1858

Sources (10)

  • Hans Schild in entry for Barbara Schiuld Sooder, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Johannes Schild in entry for Johannes Schild, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Johannes Schild in entry for Barbara Schild, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran 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 Fritz, Kurt, Manfred, Johannes, Otto, Ewald, Gerda, Hans, Helmuth, Ilse.

German, Swiss German, and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt ‘shield’. Compare Schield .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schild ‘shield, (house) sign’, applied either as an artificial name or as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by a sign. Compare Rothschild .

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

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