Barbara Abderhalden

Brief Life History of Barbara

When Barbara Abderhalden was born on 3 January 1827, in Stein, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, her father, Gregorious Abderhalden, was 35 and her mother, Anna Bommer, was 34. She married Heinrich Baer in 1852, in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 18 September 1890, in Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Providence, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Heinrich Baer
1813–1904
Barbara Abderhalden
1827–1890
Marriage: 1852
Frederike Baer
1852–1854
Minnie Baer
1856–1860
Wilhelmine Baer
1857–
Henry Bair Jr
1861–1930
Luisa Baer
1862–1862
Emily Baer
1870–1873

Sources (16)

  • 1870 United States Federal Census about Henry Box
  • Barbara A Bair, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Barbara Abderhalden, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

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.

Name Meaning

From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Henry Bair Sr. - Remembrances of Mariner Bair

Henry Bair Sr. was born October 13, 1813. (Died Dec. 28th, 1904). He came from Bern, Switzerland, with his second wife, Barbara Afterholden who was born January 1, 1827. (Died Sept. 18, 1890) and a s …

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