Brief Life History of Hans Ulrich
Hans Ulrich Degen was born on 6 January 1733, in Oberdorf, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland as the son of Uli Degen and Madlena Thoman. He married Elisabeth Buser about 1758, in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 15 November 1815, at the age of 82, and was buried in Switzerland.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Hans Ulrich Degen - Church record: birth-name: Hans Ulrich Degen
- Uhli Degen, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Ulrich Buser, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
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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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Kurt, Bernhard, Erna, Erwin, Fritz, Gunther, Hans, Helmuth, Klaus, Otto.
German and Swiss German: status name from Middle High German degen ‘boy, warrior, hero’. This surname is also found in Slovenia.
German and Dutch: from a short form of ancient Germanic personal names like Degenhard, Degenhold, and others, with generally the same meaning as in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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