Brief Life History of Hans Jakob
When Hans Jakob Hotz was born on 3 June 1802, in Kilchberg, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Rudolf Hotz, was 31 and his mother, Anna Barbara Günthard, was 28. He married Anna Hofstetter on 11 April 1831, in St. Peter, Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Jakob Hotz in entry for Johann Jakob Hotz and Maria Graf, "Germany, Bavaria, Diocese of Augsburg, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1939"
- Jakob Hotz in entry for Heinrich Ammann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Hans Hotz in entry for Heinrich, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1803
"Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."
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.
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German: from thieves' cant for a peasant or farmer, which in turn derives from an ancient Germanic personal name, Hugizo or Huzo, pet forms of a compound name formed with hug- as the first element (see, for example, Hubert , Hugh ).
South German: possibly a nickname from Middle High German hotzen ‘to run swiftly’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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