Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Gerig was born in 1775, her father, Christen Gerig, was 29 and her mother, Barbara Gerig, was 21. She died on 28 October 1840, in Signau, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 65, and was buried in Signau, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Switzerland, Church Records, 1277familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-PJX7-F?cc=1640373&wc=M592-Y4M%3A125783201%2C131574101%2C125782803%2C131574102 {Death/Burial of Anna Gerig}
- Anna Gerig, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Gerig Christening 10 Dec 1775 Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19538-41598-12
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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.
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: variant of Gehrig .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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