Brief Life History of Hans
When Hans Zurflüh was christened on 11 April 1591, in Signau, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Joseph Zurflüh, was 30 and his mother, Anna Gerber, was 26. He married Catharina Krähenbühl on 25 January 1616, in Signau, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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- Hanns zur Flü im Eintrag für Claus zur Flü, „Schweiz, Katholische und Lutherisch Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Hanns zur Flü, „Schweiz, Katholische und Lutherisch Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Hans Zun, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1648
All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Name Meaning
Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the cliff’, from Middle High German vluo ‘cliff’ + the fused preposition and article zur (zu der) ‘at the’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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