Adam Braegger

Male26 May 1811–13 June 1876

Brief Life History of Adam

When Adam Braegger was born on 26 May 1811, in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Johann Jakob Braegger, was 35 and his mother, Elsbeth Aerne, was 34. He married Elisbetha Boesch about 1832, in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 13 June 1876, in Wattwil, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Adam Braegger
1811–1876
Elisbetha Boesch
1804–1874
Marriage: about 1832
Anna Katharina Braeker
1833–1883
Braeker
1836–1836
Braeker
1836–1836
Elisabeth Braeker
1837–1841
Heinrich Braeker
1840–
Bernhard Braeker
1850–1850

Sources (12)

  • Adam Bösch in entry for Heinrich Bräker, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Adam Bröker, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Adam Bräker in entry for A Kathrina Bräker, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1832Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (2)

    1848

    Age 37

    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

    Age 52

    Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

    Name Meaning

    Swiss German (Brägger): habitational name for someone from Bräg in Toggenburg district. Compare Bragger .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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