Jacob Spori

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Spori was born on 26 March 1847, in Oberwil im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Jakob Spori, was 36 and his mother, Susanna Katharina Boehlen, was 19. He married Magdelena Roschi on 9 October 1874, in Oberwil im Simmental, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 27 September 1903, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Rexburg Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Spori
1847–1903
Magdelena Roschi
1851–1900
Marriage: 9 October 1874
Katharina Spori
1875–1885
Jacob Spori
1876–1919
Magdalena Spori
1877–1893
Louise Spori
1879–1928
Frieda Elizabeth Spori
1888–1991
Annie Spori
1889–1974

Sources (39)

  • Jacob Spori in household of John W Stucki, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Jacob Spori, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Jacob Spori, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1858

Earliest Memorial: Sarah Ann Plant Ward BIRTH 23 Sep 1824 Wakerley, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England DEATH 14 Jan 1858 (aged 33) Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England BURIAL Rexburg Cemetery Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, USA MEMORIAL ID 26330953

1863

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Irmgard.

German: patronymic from Spohr .

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

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