Brief Life History of Anna Barbara
When Anna Barbara Spiese was born on 20 April 1735, in Laufen-Uhwiesen, Zürich, Switzerland, her father, Christofel Spiess, was 27 and her mother, Anna Barbara Mueller, was 23. She married Hans Ulrich Witzig on 15 December 1757. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Barb Spiest, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Barbara Spiess, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Anna Barbara Spiess, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Children (6)
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World Events (3)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Erwin, Franz, Kurt, Monika, Reinhold.
German: variant of Spies .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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