Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Alder was born on 5 June 1830, in Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, his father, Johann or Hans Jakob Alder, was 31 and his mother, Anna Maria Baumann, was 30. He married Johanna Meier on 20 October 1856, in Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 7 October 1906, at the age of 76.
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- Johannes Meier, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Johannes Alder in entry for Anna Alder, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Johannes Alder, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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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.
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.
German: variant of Alter .
German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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