Elisabeth Wahli

Female13 March 1763–25 February 1829

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Wahli was born on 13 March 1763, in Bolligen, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Bendicht Wahli, was 38 and her mother, Barbara Kneubuehler, was 38. She married Bendicht Soltermann on 1 August 1783, in Bern, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 25 February 1829, in Dentenberg, Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 65, and was buried in Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Bendicht Soltermann
1755–1830
Elisabeth Wahli
1763–1829
Marriage: 1 August 1783
Christian Soltermann
1783–1786
Barbara Soltermann
1786–1788
Elisabeth Soltermann
1789–
Anna Soltermann
1791–1793
Maria Soltermann
1794–
Bendicht Soltermann
1796–1798
Johannes Soltermann
1799–
Christian Soltermann
1801–1859

Sources (11)

  • Elisabeth Wahli in entry for Christian Soltermann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Elsbeth Wahl in entry for Christen Soltermann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Elsbeth Wahl in entry for Barbara Soltermann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 August 1783Bern, Bern, Switzerland
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (2)

    1798

    Age 35

    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

    Age 37

    Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.

    Name Meaning

    Swiss German: from a pet form of the personal name Salomon , or a topographic name for someone who lived by willow bushes, Old High German salaha. Compare Salley .

    Muslim (mainly Maghreb and Syria): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Sahl, from Arabic sahl ‘smooth, easy’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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