Brief Life History of Anna Maria
When Anna Maria Ruch was born on 23 July 1840, in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Hans Jacob Rauch, was 41 and her mother, Anna Schuetz, was 38. She married Ulrich Schenk on 8 March 1861, in Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 2 March 1888, at the age of 47.
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- Anna Maria Rauch, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Maria Ruch in entry for Gottfried Schenk, "Switzerland Baptisms, 1491-1940"
- Anna Maria Ruch in entry for Anna Maria Schenk, "Switzerland Baptisms, 1491-1940"
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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.
1848
Made capital 1848
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Willi, Erwin, Fritz, Gerlinda, Guenther, Wolfgang.
Swiss German and South German: nickname for a greedy person, from Middle High German ruoch ‘eager, intent’.
German: nickname for an unkempt or rough person, from Middle Low German rū(ch), Middle High German rūch ‘shaggy, rough, crude, hard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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