Anna Barbara Frey

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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Family Time Line

Rudolf Frey
1726–1810
Anna Barbara Frey
1736–
Marriage: 23 January 1759
Regula Frey
1759–1774
Verena Frey
1760–1764
Maria Frey
1762–1837
Verena Frey
1764–1804
Hans Jacob Frey
1766–1775
Barbara Frey
1767–1806
Rudolf Frey
1769–1769
Rudolf Frey
1770–1774
Johannes Frey
1773–
Dorothea Frey
1775–1776
Rudolf Frey
1777–1777

Sources (11)

  • 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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