Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Berger was born about 1684, in Switzerland, his father, Caspar Berger, was 42 and his mother, Elsbeth Berger, was 33. He married Madlena Schneiter in 1716. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 1 January 1761, in Faulensee, Spiez, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 78, and was buried in Spiez, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Christen in entry for Susanna Berger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Christen Berger in entry for Hanss Berger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Christen Berger in entry for Hanss Berger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Name Meaning
German, Dutch, Swedish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in the mountains or hills (see Berg ). The surname of German origin is also found in many other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Russia, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, and Croatia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic topographic names or surnames. As a Jewish name it is mainly artificial. Compare Bargar , Barger , Barker , Barrier , and Barriger .
French: occupational name from Old French bergier ‘shepherd’ (from Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’). It is also found in England, as a surname of Huguenot origin. Compare Shepard .
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farms so named with the plural of Berg ‘mountain’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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