Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Muehlematter was christened on 23 October 1740, in Spiez, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Jacob Muehlematter, was 32 and his mother, Anna Moser, was 25. He married Elisabeth Berger on 12 May 1775. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 16 February 1801, in Spiez, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 60.
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- Jacob Mullimatter 1783 birth record
- Christian Mullimatter and Elisabeth Burger 1775 marriage record
- Christian, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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World Events (2)
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
From Latin Christianus ‘follower of Christ’, in use as a given name from the Middle Ages onwards, especially as a girl's name. The name of Christ (Greek Khristos) is a translation of the Hebrew term Messiah ‘anointed’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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