When Anna Arn was born on 12 September 1756, in Grossaffoltern, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Hans Arn, was 33 and her mother, Anna Baumgartner, was 29. She married Niklaus Moser on 30 June 1776, in Grossaffoltern, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 27 February 1826, at the age of 69.
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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.
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Swedish: from a short form of any of the many Norse names of which arn ‘eagle’ is the first element, for example Arnbjorn, Arnfinn, or Arnsten.
Swiss German: habitational name from Arn near Zurich, or referring to a house named from Middle High German arn ‘eagle’.
English: variant of Arne .
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