Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Hostettler was born in 1751, in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Jost Engle Hostetter, was 77 and his mother, Christina Rohrer, was 90. He married Elisabeth Lehmann on 6 June 1773, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Menallen MM, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States in 1800. He died on 15 October 1797, at the age of 46, and was buried in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Christen Hostettler, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Christen Hostettler, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Christen Hostettler, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Phares, Bernhard, Hans, Kurt, Niklaus, Otto.
Swiss German: topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from Middle High German hōh ‘high’ + stat, stete ‘place’ + the diminutive suffix -l + the agent suffix -er. This surname is most common in the canton of Bern. Compare Hochstetler and Hostetler .
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originating from the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Among the Mennonites and Amish in the US it is most commonly found in the forms Hostetler and Hochstetler , and also as Hostetter , Hochstedler , and Hochstettler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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