Hans Egli

Brief Life History of Hans

When Hans Egli was christened on 2 July 1637, in Fischenthal, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Heini Egli, was 35 and his mother, Magdalena Peter, was 29. He married Elsbeth Grimm on 21 June 1670. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Hans Egli
1637–
Elsbeth Grimm
1643–1710
Marriage: 21 June 1670
Anna Egli
1671–1735
Barbara Egli
1672–
Hans Egli
1672–1750
Maria Egli
1674–
Hans Jacob Egli
1677–
Margreth Egli
1678–
Hans Heinrich
1680–1766
Hans Caspar Egli
1682–
Susanna Egli
1685–
Marx Egli
1687–1689

Sources (15)

  • Hans Egli im Eintrag für Maria Egli, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Hanss Egli in entry for Margreth Egli, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Hanss Eglis in entry for Elsbeth Grimm, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage

Children (10)

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Parents and Siblings

Siblings (11)

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World Events (1)

1648

All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.

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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