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