Brief Life History of Catharina
When Catharina Schmutz was born on 14 August 1824, in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Hans Ulrich Schmutz, was 32 and her mother, Anna Läderach, was 31. She married Bendicht Rothermann on 28 June 1850, in Krauchthal, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Catharina Schmutz - Church record: Christening record or certificate: birth: 14 August 1824; Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland
- Catharina Schmuz, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Catharina Schmutz in entry for Johannes Rothermann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran 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.
1848
Made capital 1848
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Gerhard, Hans.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a dirty or slovenly person, from German Schmutz ‘dirt’, Middle High German smuz.
South German: nickname for a cheerful person, from a noun derivative of Middle High German smutzen ‘to smile’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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