Barbara Reber

11 September 1774–
Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland

The Life Summary of Barbara

When Barbara Reber was born on 11 September 1774, in Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Peter Reber, was 34 and her mother, Elsbeth Hofer, was 33.

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Family Time Line

Peter Reber
1740–1785
Elsbeth Hofer
1741–
Anna Barbara Reber
1764–1766
Anna Barbara Reber
1768–
Hans Reber
1772–1775
Barbara Reber
1774–
Johannes Reber
1778–

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (4)

1798
Age 24
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 26
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
1848
Age 74
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.

Name Meaning

German, Alsatian, and Swiss German: occupational name for a vine-dresser or vintner, from Middle High German rebe ‘vine’ + -er agent suffix. Compare Rebert 1.German: variant of Rebert 2.

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

Possible Related Names

Raber
Reeber
Rebert
Rebholz

Sources (1)

  • Anna Barbara Raber, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"

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