Verena Wanzenried

Female25 September 1687–

Brief Life History of Verena

When Verena Wanzenried was christened on 25 September 1687, in Grosshöchstetten, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Bendicht Wantzenried, was 44 and her mother, Anna Ruefenacht, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Bendicht Wantzenried
1642–
Anna Ruefenacht
1656–
Elsbeth Wanzenried
1683–
Barbara Wantzenried
1685–
Verena Wanzenried
1687–

Sources (1)

  • Verena Wantzenriedt, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (3)

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

Swiss German: probably a habitational name from a place now lost or from Wenzenried in Bavaria.

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

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