Brief Life History of Christen
Christen Dreyer was born on 27 November 1750, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland as the son of Christian Dreyer and Anna Pfister. He married Elizabeth Fankhauser in 1784. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 11 May 1820, at the age of 69, and was buried in Trub, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Christe, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Christen, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Christen im Eintrag für Lydia, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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World Events (2)
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
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Erwin, Fritz, Johannes, Kurt, Baerbel, Bernhard, Christoph, Claus, Dieter, Ernst, Hedwig.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname derived from German drei ‘three’, Middle High German drī(e), with the addition of the suffix -er. This was the name of a medieval coin worth three hellers (see Heller ), and it is possible that the German surname may have been derived from this word. More probably, the nickname is derived from some other connection with the number three, too anecdotal to be even guessed at now.
North German and Scandinavian: occupational name for a turner of wood or bone, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German dreien, dregen ‘to turn’. See also Dressler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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