Beat Eschler

Brief Life History of Beat

When Beat Eschler was born on 15 June 1741, in Bern, Switzerland, his father, Michael Eschler, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Bühler, was 29. He married Susanna Scheiben on 10 November 1767, in Muri bei Bern, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 14 March 1783, in Oberwil im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 41, and was buried in Oberwil im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Beat Eschler
1741–1783
Susanna Scheiben
1748–1782
Marriage: 10 November 1767
Johannes Eschler
1769–1770
Susanna Eschler
1778–1835
Beat Eschler
1771–1803
Susanna Eschler
1773–1781
Johannes Eschler
1776–1781

Sources (17)

  • Beat in entry for Beat Eschler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Beat in entry for Johannes Eschler, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Beat in entry for David Teüscher, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt.

German: topographic name for someone who lived by an area where grain was grown or perhaps a status name for someone who owned such land (see Esch 2).

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with esch ‘ash tree’.

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

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