Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Gfeller was born in 1772, in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Christian Gfeller, was 46 and her mother, Barbara Bigler, was 39. She married Hans Gfeller on 4 February 1803, in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 13 June 1840, in her hometown, at the age of 68, and was buried in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Anna Müller in entry for Anna Gfeller, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Gfeller in entry for Anna Barbara Gfeller, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Gfeller in entry for Christian Keld, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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World Events (2)
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.
Name Meaning
South German: topographic name for someone who lived by a gorge or near a water fall, Middle High German gevelle, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Bavaria and Austria named from this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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