Jacob Wyss

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Wyss was born in 1773, in Rohrbach, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Hans Jakob Wyss, was 28 and his mother, Elsbeth Lanz, was 26. He married Anna Maria Stampach on 9 December 1794, in Rohrbach, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in April 1803, at the age of 30.

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Jacob Wyss
1773–1803
Anna Maria Stampach
1774–1843
Marriage: 9 December 1794
Jakob Wyss
1795–1873
Andreas Wyss
1797–1869
Elisabeth Maria Wyss
1803–

Sources (16)

  • Jakob, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Jakob, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Jakob, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“

World Events (2)

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 Hans, Otto, Willi, Bernd, Frieda, Fritz, Gerhard, Gottlieb, Kurt, Urs.

Swiss German: Alemannic form of Weiss .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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