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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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.
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Willi, Bernd, Frieda, Fritz, Gerhard, Gottlieb, Kurt, Urs.
Swiss German: Alemannic form of Weiss .
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