Brief Life History of Anna
Anna Widmer was born on 5 February 1786, in Walkringen, Bern, Switzerland. She married Bendicht Lehmann on 14 September 1805, in Worb, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 22 May 1825, at the age of 39.
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- Anna Widmer in entry for Unknown, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Widmer in entry for Unknown, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Anna Widmer in entry for Johannes Lehmann, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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1798
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
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Christoph, Hans, Helmut, Sieg, Armin, Ernst, Hans Peter, Konrad, Othmar, Siegfried, Ute.
German and Swiss German: status name from Middle High German widemer ‘tenant farmer who worked on land that had been endowed to a parish church, Middle High German widem(e) ‘prebend’.
German: variant of Wittmer 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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