Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Röthlisberger was born in 1757, in Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Michel Röthlisberger, was 28 and his mother, Elsbeth Liechti, was 21. He married Katharina Wildeisen in 1782, in Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 July 1841, in his hometown, at the age of 84, and was buried in Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Christian Roethlisberger - birth: 31 December 1757; Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland
- Christen, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
- Christian, „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.
1803
Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his "mediation".
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.
German (Röthlisberger): see Roethlisberger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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