Elisabeth Moser

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Moser was born on 24 April 1822, in Rothenbach, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Samuel Moser, was 40 and her mother, Elisabeth Niederhauser, was 30. She died on 25 October 1893, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Moser
1782–
Elisabeth Niederhauser
1792–1828
Elisabeth Moser
1822–1893
Maria Moser
1824–
Anna Moser
1826–

Sources (1)

  • Elisabeth Moser, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (3)

1848

New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.

1848

Made capital 1848

1863

Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

Name Meaning

South German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived near a peat bog, Middle High German mōs, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word. Compare Mosser and Musser .

North German (Möser): metonymic occupational name for a vegetable grower or seller, from an agent noun based on Middle Low German mōs ‘vegetable’.

German (Möser): habitational name from any of several places called Möser, or for someone from any of several places called Möse, Moese, and Mösen.

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

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