Barbara Kam
1688–
Oberdiessbach, Bern, Switzerland
The Life Summary of Barbara
Barbara Kam was born in 1688, in Oberdiessbach, Bern, Switzerland. She married Christen Holly in 1718, in Erlenbach, Kaiserslautern District, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Christen Holly
1680–1748
Barbara Kam
1688–
Marriage: 1718
Jakob Holly
1718–1769
Anna Holly
1722–
Jorg, George Holly
1723–1794
Spouse and Children
1680–1748Male
1688–Female
Marriage
1718Erlenbach, Kaiserslautern District, Bavaria, Germany
Children
(3)
1718–1769Male
1722–Female
1723–1794Male
World Events (2)
1798
Age 110
1798
Age 110
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
Age 112
1800
Age 112
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Chi, Chun, Ho, Kam, Kwong, Ming, Cheung, Chi Leung, Chi Ping, Chun Hung, Eng, Hong.Dutch and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Dutch and Yiddish kam ‘comb’, hence a metonymic occupational name either for a comb maker or for a wool comber or fuller. Compare De Kam .Dutch (Van der Kam): from Middle Dutch kamme ‘brewery’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a brewery or an occupational name for someone who worked in one.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
De Kam
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- Legacy NFS Source: Mrs Hooley - death:
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