Hans Jacob Kreis
1728–
Sitterdorf, Thurgau, Switzerland
The Life of Hans Jacob
When Hans Jacob Kreis was born on 8 June 1728, in Sitterdorf, Thurgau, Switzerland, his father, Hans Martin Kreis, was 53 and his mother, Anna Maria Staheli, was 40. He married Cleopha Helg on 15 July 1749, in Sitterdorf, Thurgau, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Hans Jacob Kreis
1728–
Cleopha Helg
1724–1769
Marriage: 15 July 1749
Spouse & Children
1728–Male
1724–1769Female
MARRIAGE
15 July 1749
Sitterdorf, Thurgau, Switzerland
15 July 1749
Sitterdorf, Thurgau, Switzerland
Parents & Siblings
1674–1742Male
1688–1753Female
siblings
(12)
1709–1709Male
- Barbara Kreis
1710–Female
1711–1743Male
1713–1715Male
1716–1778Male
+7 More Children
World Events (3)
1798
Age 70
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
Age 72
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
1848
Age 120
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.
Name Meaning
1 German: nickname for a noisy person, from Middle High German kreiss, kreisch ‘cry’, ‘noise’.2 German: topographic name for someone who lived by a circular feature, from Middle Low German kreis (Middle High German kreiz) ‘circle’.3 Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kreis ‘circle’, ‘circular field’, ‘border’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Hans Jacob Kreis, "Schweiz, Heiraten, 1532-1910 "
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