Hans Jakob Jäger

Male4 March 1794–

Brief Life History of Hans Jakob

When Hans Jakob Jäger was born on 4 March 1794, his father, Hans Jacob Jäger, was 24 and his mother, Anna Barbara Rutenschauser, was 25. He married Elisabeth Müller on 3 February 1820, in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Hans Jakob Jäger
1794–
Elisabeth Müller
1782–1854
Marriage: 3 February 1820
Maria Magdalena Jäger
1820–1874
Elisabeth Jäger
1824–

Sources (19)

  • Jakob Jeger, "Switzerland Marriages, 1532-1910  "
  • Jak in entry for Daniel Bösch, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Johann Jakob Müller in entry for Daniel Bösch, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 February 1820Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (5)

    1798

    Age 4

    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

    Age 6

    Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.

    1848

    Age 54

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Dieter, Gunter, Hans, Irmgard, Kurt, Wilhelm, Wolfgang.

    German (also Jäger) and Jewish (Ashkenazic; Jäger); Dutch: occupational name for a hunter, from Middle High German jeger(e), Middle Low German jeger(e), Middle Dutch jagher ‘hunter’. See also Jaeger , compare Yager and Yauger .

    Slovenian; Slovak (mainly Jáger, also Jäger): occupational name for a hunter, from jager (Slovak jáger), a colloquial loanword from Middle High German (see Jaeger ). This surname is also found in Czechia (also Jáger) and Croatia. Compare Yager .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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