Brief Life History of Anna Barbara
When Anna Barbara Frey was born in 1736, in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, her father, Jacob Frey, was 33 and her mother, Barbara Götz, was 29. She married Rudolf Frey on 23 January 1759, in Regensdorf, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters.
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- Anna Barbara Freÿ, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- A Barbara Freÿ in entry for Verena Freÿ, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Barbara Hug in entry for Johannes Freÿ, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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World Events (3)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Swiss German and German: status name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German vrī ‘free, independent’. This surname is also found in Hungary, Poland, and especially in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Free and Frei .
English: variant of Fray .
History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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