Brief Life History of Hans Jakob
When Hans Jakob Etter was born on 11 January 1766, in Altnau, Thurgau, Switzerland, his father, Johannes Etter, was 39 and his mother, Anna Katharina Fey, was 38. He married Anna Margaretha Keller on 18 May 1802, in Altnau, Thurgau, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 2 May 1821, in Zuben, Thurgau, Switzerland, at the age of 55, and was buried in Thurgau, Switzerland.
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- Hs. Jakob Etter, "Switzerland Marriages, 1532-1910 "
- Johannes Elter im Eintrag für Immanuel Brunschenler, „Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971“
- Johannes Etter im Eintrag für Immanuel Brunschweiler, „Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971“
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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 and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived near the boundary fence of a village, from Middle High German eter ‘woven boundary fence’.
North German: from Middle Low German etter ‘uncle’ or ‘cousin’.
Swiss German: from Middle High German etter ‘cousin’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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