When Hans Ulrich Spiess was born on 2 November 1760, in Laufen-Uhwiesen, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Christofel Spiess, was 52 and his mother, Anna Barbara Mueller, was 48. He married Lisabeth Eggli on 12 November 1785. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 20 May 1817, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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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.
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Erwin, Franz, Kurt, Monika, Reinhold.
German: variant of Spies .
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