Brief Life History of Friedrich
When Friedrich Ramseyer was born on 19 December 1840, in Signau, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Christen Ramseyer, was 39 and his mother, Elisabetha Kuepfer, was 38. He married Margritha Augsburger on 1 October 1870, in Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 2 June 1926, at the age of 85.
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- Friedrich Ramseyer, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Friedrich Ramseyer, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-P294-HN?cc=1640373&wc=M59G-2NP%3A125783201%2C131574101%2C125782803%2C131588901
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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.
1848
Made capital 1848
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Lorenz, Siegfried.
Swiss German: habitational name for someone from a village called Ramsei.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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