When Kaspar Zenger was born on 31 March 1805, in Falcheren, Schattenhalb, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Johannes Zenger, was 38 and his mother, Margaretha Metzener, was 42. He married Margaritha Taennler on 8 July 1830, in Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 27 May 1872, in Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 67, and was buried in Wimmis, Bern, Switzerland.
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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.
Made capital 1848
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Wolfgang.
South German: nickname from Middle High German zenger, zanger ‘cheeky, bold, vivacious’.
History: John Peter Zenger (1697–1746), printer, came to North America from the Palatinate in Germany in 1710.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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