Brief Life History of Mathyss
When Mathyss Luthi was born in 1771, in Switzerland, his father, Ulrich Luethi, was 26 and his mother, Elsbeth Kirchhofer, was 20. He married Barbara Schwarz on 4 April 1794, in Lauperswil, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 6 April 1853, in Rüderswil, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 82, and was buried in Rüderswil, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Mathyss Luti, "Switzerland Marriages, 1532-1910 "
- Mathysen, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Matthysen, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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World Events (4)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Heinz, Franz, Liesl, Lorenz, Otto.
Swiss German (Lüthi): from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with liud ‘people, tribe’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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