Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Wittwer was born on 17 January 1686, in Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Mathias Wittwer, was 27 and her mother, Barbara Ummel, was 21. She married Hans Gerber on 28 March 1715, in Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland.
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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 Erwin, Bodo, Fritz, Matthias, Otto.
German: nickname from Middle High German witewer ‘widower’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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