Brief Life History of Johannes
When Johannes Bischoff was born on 19 July 1771, in Spiez, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Christen Bischoff, was 26 and his mother, Magdalena Fahrni, was 27. He married Barbara Müller on 6 December 1805. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 2 April 1843, in his hometown, at the age of 71, and was buried in Spiez, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Johannesen, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Johannes Bischof im Eintrag für Johannes Bischof, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Joh in entry for Johannes Bischoff, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 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 Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Bernhard, Hans, Klaus, Lorenz, Alois, Armin, Arno, Dieter, Fritz.
German: from Middle High German bischof, Middle Low German bischop ‘bishop’, probably applied as a nickname for someone with a pompous manner or as a metonymic occupational name for someone in the service of a bishop. See also Bishop .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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