Anna Kohler

26 September 1773–18 November 1826 (Age 53)
Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland

The Life Summary of Anna

When Anna Kohler was born on 26 September 1773, in Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Heinrich Kohler, was 42 and her mother, Anna Otth, was 42. She married Peter Schild on 18 November 1795, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 18 November 1826, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Peter Schild
1771–1820
Anna Kohler
1773–1826
Marriage: 18 November 1795
Peter Schild
1796–1834
Johannes Schild
1798–1804
Anna Schild
1801–1841
Jacob Schild
1803–1859
Margaretha Schild
1807–1879
Johannes Schild
1812–1857
Lucia Schild
1820–1846

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 November 1795Brienz, Bern, Switzerland
  • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (3)

    1798
    Age 25
    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
    Age 27
    Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
    1803
    Age 30
    "Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Fritz, Gunter, Heinz, Arno, Georg, Gerhard, Irmgard, Konrad.German (also Köhler): occupational name for a charcoal burner, from Middle High German kol ‘(char)coal’ + the agent suffix -er. The form Kohler is typically South German. Compare Koehler .Germanized form of Czech Kolář, Slovak Kolár, Sorbian Kołaŕ, Kółaŕ, and Slovenian and Croatian Kolar ‘wheelwright, cartwright’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Koler
    Keylor
    Colar
    Coler
    Koller
    Koehler

    Sources (3)

    • Anna, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
    • Anna Kahler in entry for Jakob Schild, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
    • Anna Kohler in entry for Jakob Schild, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

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