Brief Life History of Verena
When Verena Spirgi was born on 26 November 1841, in Unterkulm, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Rudolf Spirgi, was 44 and her mother, Verena Faes, was 40. She married Friedrich Heiniger on 26 October 1866, in Burgdorf, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 9 October 1914, in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 72.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Verena Spirgi - Government record: birth: 26 November 1841; Unterkulm, Aargau, Switzerland
- Verena Schirgi in entry for Friedrich Heiniger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Verena Spirch in entry for Friedrich Heiniger, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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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.
1848
Made capital 1848
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Name Meaning
Characteristically Swiss name, first borne by a 3rd-century saint who lived as a hermit near Zurich. She is said to have come originally from Thebes in Egypt, and the origin of her name is obscure. This name is now occasionally used in the English-speaking world, where it is taken as an elaboration of Vera .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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