Gottfried Brügger

Brief Life History of Gottfried

When Gottfried Brügger was born on 17 October 1854, in Oberönz, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Samuel Brügger, was 32 and his mother, Elisabeth Geiser, was 30. He married Anna Ida Kramer on 11 October 1878, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 6 January 1934, in Venice, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gottfried Brügger
1854–1934
Anna Ida Kramer
1850–1944
Marriage: 11 October 1878
Gottfried William Brugger
1879–1881
Ida Brugger
1881–1984
Cora Brugger
1882–1968
Mary Brugger
1884–1941
Willard Brugger
1885–1947
Amil Brugger
1887–1911
Alice Brugger
1888–1895
George Brugger
1890–1980
Lula Brugger
1891–1988
Leo Brugger
1895–1895
Karl Brugger
1897–1938

Sources (47)

  • Sattelfred Brugger, "United States Census, 1930"
  • 29 Oct. 1931, A birthday party & dinner was held to celebrate Gottfried Brugger 77th Birthday
  • Gottfried Brugger, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Ulrich, Ewald, Gerhard, Hans, Hans Peter, Kurt, Manfred, Otto.

North German (Brügger) and South German: occupational name for a bridge keeper, paver, or road builder (see Bruegger , compare Brucker ).

South German: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Brugg or Bruck in Bavaria and Austria.

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

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