Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Hirschi was born on 20 January 1839, in Muenster, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Ulrich Hirschi, was 36 and his mother, Anna Amacher, was 33. He married Anna Elisabeth Berger on 27 April 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 13 June 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Park Valley Cemetery, Park Valley, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Christain Hirschi, "United States Census, 1880"
- Christien Hirschi, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Christian Hirschi, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Swiss German: diminutive of Hirsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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