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