Brief Life History of Maria Elisabeth
When Maria Elisabeth Bracher was christened on 12 February 1792, in Madiswil, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Joseph Bracher, was 38 and her mother, Elisabeth Jordi, was 38.
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- Maria Elisabeth Bracher, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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World Events (3)
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.
1848
Made capital 1848
Name Meaning
English: from an agent derivative of Middle English brech ‘land broken up for cultivation’ (Old English brǣc, brēc), denoting a dweller by newly cultivated land. Compare Brach 2 and Breach .
Swiss German: variant of German Brachmann (see Brachman ).
German: variant of Brach 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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