Brief Life History of Jakob
When Jakob Weiss was born in January 1798, in Rüegsau, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Jakob Wyss, was 28 and his mother, Maria Aeberhard, was 34. He married Rosina Stalder on 12 May 1820, in Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Canaan Township, Athens, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 May 1885, in Athens, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in New England Cemetery, New England, Rome Township, Athens, Ohio, United States.
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- Jacob Weiss, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jakob Weiss - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Jacob Weiss
- Jacob Weiss, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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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.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Gerhard, Fritz, Manfred, Egon, Armin, Arno, Gunther, Heinz. Jewish Chaim, Moshe, Emanuel, Aron, Meyer, Mendel, Hyman, Isadore, Zvi, Shlomo.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with white hair or a remarkably pale complexion, from Middle High German wīz, German weiss ‘white’. This surname is also found in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, often as a German translation of a corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Slovenian Belec and Bele (see Belle ). It is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Denmark, and the Netherlands.
German: variant of Weis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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