Brief Life History of Ulrich
Ulrich Gasser was born about 1787, in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland. He married Barbara Stucki on 24 June 1814, in Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 23 June 1839, at the age of 53, and was buried in Oberdiessbach, Bern, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Ulrich in entry for Karl Gasser, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Ulrich Gasser, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Ullrich Basser in entry for Elisabeth Basser, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1787–1839 Male
1791– Female
Children (1)
1832– Male
World Events (3)
1798
Age 11
1800
Age 13
1803
Age 16
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German (also Gässer); Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in a side street or alley, from a derivative of Middle High German gazze, German Gasse, Yiddish gas. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and in Slovenia (see 3 below).
English (Hampshire): unexplained.
Slovenian: of German origin (see 1 above). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Slovenized variant Gaser and possibly also Gasar.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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