Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Keüsen was born on 20 April 1765, in Riggisberg, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Daniel Keusen, was 5 and her mother, Christina Hadorn, was 10. She married Daniel Däppen on 10 January 1782, in Burgistein, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 5 October 1815, in her hometown, at the age of 50, and was buried in Riggisberg, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Barbara Keüsen, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Barbara Künsen in entry for Barbara Däppen, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Barbara Keüsen in entry for Anna Däppen, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 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
Scottish (Lanarkshire): Anglicized form of Gaelic Cessán, a side-form of Cessóg, a personal name of unexplained etymology, borne by a 6th-century bishop and martyr. This surname is rare in Britain.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from Kes, a pet form of the personal name Christian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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