Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Hauswirth was born in 1505, in Saanen, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Jacob HAUSWIRTH, was 25 and his mother, Barbara inconnu, was 20. He married Anna Benedicta WALKER in 1529, in Saanen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in November 1581, in his hometown, at the age of 76.
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1536
Switzerland is a loose confederacy of 13 cities and small valley communities dominating the rest of the country. A few families control state affairs. Several rebellions put down by military force: repressed aspects of history in a country so proud of it's tradition of democracy.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Aloys, Kurt.
German: status name from Middle High German hūs ‘house’ + wirt ‘owner, master’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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