Hans Joerg Egli

Brief Life History of Hans Joerg

When Hans Joerg Egli was christened on 28 July 1737, in Fischenthal, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Jakob Egli, was 33 and his mother, Anna Sporri, was 44.

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Family Time Line

Hans Jakob Egli
1703–1784
Anna Sporri
1693–1747
Lisabeth Egli
1717–
Hans Jacob Egli
1719–1757
Verena EGLI
1720–
Hans Heinrich EGLI
1722–1782
Babeli Egli
1723–
Hans Joerg Egli
1737–

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World Events (3)

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.

1803

"Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."

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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