Brief Life History of Durs or Ursen
When Durs or Ursen Schlup was born on 17 October 1784, in Arch, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Durs Schlup, was 42 and his mother, Barbara Schlup, was 44. He married Anna Maria Schwab on 4 September 1813. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 26 December 1854, at the age of 70.
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- Urs Schluepp, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Durs Schluepp in entry for Stephan Schluepp, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Ursus in entry for Anna Maria Schlup Schwab, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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World Events (5)
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.
1803
"Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."
Name Meaning
Swiss German: topographic name for someone living near a hole in a hedge or a fence, used as a shortcut, from Middle High German slupf. Compare Sloop .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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